The Grand Ballad Tradition

Another pointer to something neat: I've discovered Medlife Crisis, because my Nebula subscription continues to be worth it (seriously-- this is the one streaming service I'm actually paying for and it's basically like if informational YouTube were curated for the most interesting people and eliminated commercials), and in their discussion of cult doctor followings and the problems thereof, they reference this magnificent song by Henrik Widegren about Paolo Macchiarini, a surgeon who lied about his revolutionary trachea replacement technique which slowly killed several people and when some doctors finally said "hey this is killing people" they were questioned as to how they got hold of the medical records and threatened with firing. (As befits a song about fatal trachea transplants there some ick bits in there and of course it's talking about death.)

Go listen to the song, and also check out Medlife Crisis-- they exist on YouTube as well, so if you don't have a Nebula subscription you can still find them.