Posted by in Modern During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company played an unexpected yet vital role in the global vaccine distribution effort, using its expertise in freezing technologies to help store and transport the vaccines.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus In time, it led to the invention of baby cages—wire contraptions that could be attached to apartment windows, literally suspending babies outside several stories above the ground.
Posted by in Horror, Individuals, Modern Driven by extreme nationalism, he sought to ensure Japan’s dominance by mastering the use of biological weapons to devastate its enemies.
Posted by in Mental Health, Modern, Quackery The experiment, although controversial, was useful in showing the impact of early traumatic experiences and how those experiences can ultimately shape our emotional responses.
Chinese culture is deeply rooted in beliefs surrounding ancestry worship, and one of the more unique traditions is the practice of ghost weddings. This ritual stems from the belief that deceased, unmarried sons are doomed to an eternity of loneliness if their families do not find a bride for them in the afterlife.
Among the many afflictions soldiers grappled with, one particularly notable but less commonly discussed condition was necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG), more widely known as “trench mouth.” This painful and debilitating disease earned its name due to its prevalence among soldiers in the trenches, where poor hygiene and extreme stress took a toll on their oral health.
Posted by in Modern Millions of people face daily trials due to medical conditions and these trained animals are able to offer assistance and peace of mind otherwise unavailable to them.
Posted by in Modern To this day, adults and children alike are captivated by the men and their dogs who braved the harsh wilderness in order to deliver hope to one incredibly remote town.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus Women who underwent the grueling process had experienced an intimate intergenerational bond amongst the women who had lived through the same cultural experience.
Posted by in Modern It is estimated that 250,000 weight-loss operations take place each year in the United States.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus The bone is stretched a small amount each day until the desired height is reached, then the bone is allowed to fuse back together.
Posted by in Horror, Individuals, Modern The Nazi Party subscribed itself to pseudoscientific ideas regarding genetics in order to push their racial ideologies to the brink of extremism.
Posted by in Modern Some people are simply set on achieving that perfect tan-but at what cost?
Posted by in Individuals, Modern Although argyria is not thought to be fatal, it does have severe cosmetic impacts that can affect a person emotionally and socially.
Posted by in Horror, Modern, Object Focus, Victorians Death masks have the ability to ease death-related anxieties because the people who have already crossed into the eternal unknown look as though they are blissfully slumbering.
An unidentified man was found dead in a ditch in Sabina, Ohio in the early 1900s. His body would go on to be embalmed and laid out on public display for 40 years in the hopes of uncovering his true identity.
After the guns ceased and the dust settled, one of the only triumphs that remained was the expansion of the medical field’s abity to treat the sick and wounded. The knowledge hat was gained in those years of hardship would continue to influence how people are treated today.
Posted by in Individuals, Mental Health, Modern Lili Elbe, born as Einar Wegener, became one of the first people to undergo experimental gender reassignment surgery
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus The Thomas splint revolutionized emergency medicine during World War I. This device diminished the mortality rate of femoral fractures from 80% to 20%.
Although science has reached far beyond the capabilities of our wildest imaginations, it is still not yet possible for laboratories to perfectly replicate the intricate inner workings of our bodies, forcing us to rely on human donors for the gift of life.
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