The Caduceus Files

The Caduceus Files explores the forgotten and often dangerous history of medicine. Each episode is a long-form case study examining treatments, procedures, and medical beliefs once considered authoritative—many of which caused widespread harm before the rise of evidence-based science. Drawing from historical records, medical literature, and firsthand accounts, the series reconstructs how good intentions, institutional certainty, and incomplete knowledge led to catastrophic outcomes. This is not shock content. It is documentation. New episodes present one case at a time, allowing the facts