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You’ve heard their names a million times. The diseases named after them may have personally affected your life or the life of a loved one. But who are these people? Why are these diseases named after them? Turns out many of them had a fascinating life story that you’ve never heard before. So we’re telling their story here in today’s video.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock%27s_peculiar_tumour
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Cock
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAN_syndrome
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29217826
https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2146/2145
https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2020/01/eponym-debate-the-case-for-biologically-descriptive-names.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_touch
helencowan.co.uk/story-stephen-christmas
hemob.org/about-hemophilia-b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Imperial_Family_1913.jpg
science.org/content/article/case-closed-famous-royals-suffered-hemophilia
nebula.tv/videos/joescott-forgotten-atrocities-the-holodomor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterial_cervical_lymphadenitis
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3381788
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29217826
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4450782
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29646559
scienceofparkinsons.com/2017/12/21/james4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_B%C3%A9thencourt
jmvh.org/article/syphilis-its-early-history-and-treatment-until-penicillin-and-the-debate-on-its-origins
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2927892
researchgate.net/publication/308726043_Alzheimer_and_his_disease_a_brief_history
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6428020
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Hans_Asperger_portrait_ca_1940.png
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Wien_-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Wien_-_Steinhof_-_Eingang_Pavillon_17.jpg
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1024/1422-4917/a001017
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_T4
autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome
cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/d/16656/files/2018/11/Asperger-Autistic-Psychopathy-in-Childhood-2h51vw4.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Langdon_Down
archive.org/details/b21952619/page/n7/mode/2up
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5130304
down-syndrome.org/en-us/library/research-practice/06/1/john-langdon-down-man-message
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5130304
mlb.com/news/most-consecutive-games-played-in-mlb-history-c282212708
als.org/understanding-als/lou-gehrig
baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/lou-gehrig-farewell-speech
pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhchar.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette
bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.wustl.edu/dist/5/1310/files/2019/02/Tourette-Syndrome-and-other-Tic-Disorders-20080929-2cuyzlz.pdf
baillement.com/recherche/gdt/gdt_hypnotism.html
ninds.nih.gov/disorders/patient-caregiver-education/fact-sheets/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als-fact-sheet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedl%E2%80%93Bardet_syndrome
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - The Earliest Eponymous Diseases
6:58 - Alois Alzheimer
9:15 - Hans Asperger
13:00 - John Langdon Down
18:46 - Lou Gehrig
21:12 - Georges Gilles de la Tourette
22:46 - The Eponym Debate
25:18 - Joe Scott's Newsletter
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You’ve heard their names a million times. The diseases named after them may have personally affected your life or the life of a loved one. But who are these people? Why are these diseases named after them? Turns out many of them had a fascinating life story that you’ve never heard before. So we’re telling their story here in today’s video.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM
Documentary: nebula.tv/oldestnewest
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
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Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock%27s_peculiar_tumour
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Cock
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAN_syndrome
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29217826
https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2146/2145
https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2020/01/eponym-debate-the-case-for-biologically-descriptive-names.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_touch
helencowan.co.uk/story-stephen-christmas
hemob.org/about-hemophilia-b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Imperial_Family_1913.jpg
science.org/content/article/case-closed-famous-royals-suffered-hemophilia
nebula.tv/videos/joescott-forgotten-atrocities-the-holodomor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterial_cervical_lymphadenitis
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3381788
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29217826
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4450782
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29646559
scienceofparkinsons.com/2017/12/21/james4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_B%C3%A9thencourt
jmvh.org/article/syphilis-its-early-history-and-treatment-until-penicillin-and-the-debate-on-its-origins
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2927892
researchgate.net/publication/308726043_Alzheimer_and_his_disease_a_brief_history
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6428020
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Hans_Asperger_portrait_ca_1940.png
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Wien_-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Asperger#/media/File:Wien_-_Steinhof_-_Eingang_Pavillon_17.jpg
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1024/1422-4917/a001017
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_T4
autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome
cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/d/16656/files/2018/11/Asperger-Autistic-Psychopathy-in-Childhood-2h51vw4.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Langdon_Down
archive.org/details/b21952619/page/n7/mode/2up
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5130304
down-syndrome.org/en-us/library/research-practice/06/1/john-langdon-down-man-message
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5130304
mlb.com/news/most-consecutive-games-played-in-mlb-history-c282212708
als.org/understanding-als/lou-gehrig
baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/lou-gehrig-farewell-speech
pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhchar.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette
bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.wustl.edu/dist/5/1310/files/2019/02/Tourette-Syndrome-and-other-Tic-Disorders-20080929-2cuyzlz.pdf
baillement.com/recherche/gdt/gdt_hypnotism.html
ninds.nih.gov/disorders/patient-caregiver-education/fact-sheets/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als-fact-sheet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedl%E2%80%93Bardet_syndrome
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - The Earliest Eponymous Diseases
6:58 - Alois Alzheimer
9:15 - Hans Asperger
13:00 - John Langdon Down
18:46 - Lou Gehrig
21:12 - Georges Gilles de la Tourette
22:46 - The Eponym Debate
25:18 - Joe Scott's Newsletter
