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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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June 9, 2026

Life After the Lobotomy: The Controversial Operation That Changed Rosemary Kennedy

Nastassia Gantz's avatarPosted by Nastassia Gantz in Mental Health

In 1941, unbeknownst to the rest of the family, Joe Kennedy took Rosemary to George Washington University. After being examined, Dr. George Freeman assured Joe that he believed a prefrontal lobotomy to be exactly the treatment needed for his daughter

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