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 Individuals, Quackery Those who survived the perilous journey westward faced towns that offered little relief, where injury and illness were frequent and unrelenting. In such places, doctors were more often viewed as agents of pain, sought only when a person was on the brink of death.
Posted by in Horror, Individuals, Victorians Doctors were performing autopsies, then taking their unwashed hands which contained cadaveric particles, and infecting the women they later assisted in childbirth.
Posted by in Object Focus, Quackery The ‘oil’ he sold contained no actual snake oil; instead, it was a concoction of ineffective ingredients, offering no real health benefits.
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.
The life of a pirate was a difficult one. Violence, loneliness, sickness, and exhaustion just came with the territory. Ships did what they could to keep their crews healthy, but the task proved challenging.
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.
The first milk transfusion was done on a 40-year old patient who was given an injection of 12 ounces.
Posted by in Horror, Individuals, Object Focus He discovered that the legs of dead frogs would twitch and flop about when electricity was applied.
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.
Today, parents dread the period of teething because it brings with it a fussy baby, but at least our understanding of infant health has developed enough over the past decades that we reach for a cold teether rather than a blade.
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 Horror The Oregon Trail is nicknamed the nation’s longest graveyard because there are thought to be about ten graves per mile.
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 Individuals, Object Focus, Quackery George Scott was an English businessman who had no formal medical training whatsoever, yet he made a killing off of several “medical” devices he had invented for home use.
Posted by in Modern Some people are simply set on achieving that perfect tan-but at what cost?
Posted by in Individuals, Victorians Clara Barton’s story shows that the impact of a compassionate woman can not only change lives, but save them.
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