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Antiquated Antidotes

We will explore the medical mavericks of the past and rediscover the gruesome tales behind our modern field of medicine.

Tag: Baby

April 4, 2025

The Window Crib Trend

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose 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.

March 11, 2022

Surgery Without Anesthesia: Babies Can’t Feel Pain?

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose in Horror, Modern, Quackery

Prior to the 1980s, many medical professionals believed that babies could not feel pain, therefore, medical procedures performed on infants took place without the use of anesthesia.

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