Hosted by Adam J. Brown, MD · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 10 episodes
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Discover how modern medicine was built. This podcast explores the careful, often overlooked history of how doctors and scientists identified diseases, uncovered their secrets in the lab, and developed treatments that transformed lives. Join us to appreciate the work behind the medicines we rely on today.
Adam J. Brown, MD hosts Mechanism of Action, a health show with 10 episodes published.
Medieval peasants, poisonous rye fungus, racing hearts, and one of the most important inhalers ever invented. In this episode, Dr. Adam J. Brown continues the asthma series with the strange history of beta-2 agonists and
Asthma treatment wasn’t always built around inhalers. It once came from poisonous plants, smoke, and a mysterious dream. In this episode, we explore the strange history of anticholinergics, tracing the path from Jimsonwe
Asthma wasn’t always a diagnosis—it was once just a word for breathlessness. In this episode, we explore how asthma evolved from a nonspecific symptom into a defined disease of the small airways. From early descriptions
From the discovery of a mysterious blood-pressure–lowering effect in the venom of a Brazilian pit viper to the development of the first ACE inhibitor, we trace how scientists transformed a deadly toxin into lifesaving me
From grinding up kidneys and injecting the extracts into animals to the famous Goldblatt clamp experiment, we trace decades of bold science that uncovered the body's most elaborate blood pressure system piece by piece. I
From mercury injections in early syphilis and heart failure patients to the discovery of carbonic anhydrase and the rise of sulfa drugs, we follow how physicians first learned to manipulate fluid balance. We also explore
Dive into the first real medications used to treat dangerously high blood pressure. From muscle poisons and anti-malarials to a plant root used for centuries, we trace how hydralazine and reserpine emerged as early antih
Before thiazides and ACE inhibitors, clinicians relied on bleeding, low-salt diets, metabolic experiments, and even nerve-cutting surgeries to manage dangerous blood pressure. This episode explains how these early interv
We trace the origins of how medicine first understood and measured blood pressure. From early fluid-pressure experiments and invasive animal studies to the invention of the modern blood-pressure cuff, we follow the slow
Hosted by Dr. Adam Brown, a rheumatologist with a deep passion for medical history, Mechanism of Action invites you on a journey through the hidden chapters of modern medicine. From the first whispers of mysterious illne
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Mechanism of Action is hosted by Adam J. Brown, MD. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 10 episodes.
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