Tag: health

  • The Black Angels by Maria Smilios

    The Black Angels by Maria Smilios

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Black Angels: If you need something done, find yourself a nurse. Quick synopsis: The story of the Black nurses who helped cure tuberculosis. Fact for Non-History People: Tuberculosis killed Doc Holliday at age 36. Fact for History Nerds: In the first half of the twentieth century, tuberculosis killed 5.6 million…

  • (Un)well (Netflix)

    (Un)well (Netflix)

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for (Un)well: If you can’t have the Tiger King, have some Sasha Cobra. Quick synopsis: A TV series which looks at a different, ahem, medicinal alternative in each episode. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: I’ll just go ahead and list some of the alternative medical treatments in this series in order…