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	Podcast:		BrainStuff
	Episode:		Why Was a Doctor Once Ridiculed for Recommending Hand Washing?
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:09:45
	Publish Date:		2020-06-23 09:00:00
	Description:		Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis asked fellow 19th-century doctors to wash their hands between conducting autopsies and delivering babies -- and was ridiculed for it. Learn how he and other sanitation pioneers helped save lives anyway in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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