{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/579f9a74-5b9f-4508-b687-15873dad6d11/6a8cac30ec72659474bf9ab7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rejecting Hand-Washing (Extended Version) ","description":"<p>As part of our summer hiatus, we’re bringing you an extended version of one of our favourite episodes – the doctor who was fired for washing his hands.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We originally released this episode in 2023 as a short story. Then this summer, as part of our CBC Radio Summer Series, we reworked and extended the episode – to become a full-length show.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Reminder we’re back in September resuming our regular season episodes. But for now, enjoy the crazy story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis.</p><p><br></p><p>Did you know in the late 1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands? When Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis – an obstetrician in Vienna – realized women in his hospital were dying at staggering rates, he implemented staff-wide mandatory hand washing. Maternal death rates dropped by 90%. But doctors weren’t happy. Semmelweis was called \"crazy,\" told his idea was superstitious, not scientific.</p>","author_name":"Apostrophe Podcast Network"}