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

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September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

A Box of Blades: What is a Scarificator?

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose in Object Focus

What is a Scarificator? Bloodletting remains to be one of the oldest and far-reaching medical practices of all time. Before the development of the spring-loaded scarificator, veins in a patient’s arms and neck were cut into. The procedure as a whole was extremely slow and painful (patients probably didn’t smile like paintings would lead you…Read more »

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