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 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, 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 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 first milk transfusion was done on a 40-year old patient who was given an injection of 12 ounces.
Posted by in Quackery Wouldn’t it really be something though to cure your aches and pains by eating french fries with a side of ketchup?
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 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, 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 Quackery The sonar of the dolphin is thought to reach the baby in utero and stimulate enhanced brain activity
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.
Posted by in Horror, Object Focus During the late 18th century, the chainsaw was utilized by doctors during complicated childbirths.
Posted by in Horror, Quackery, Victorians Victorian ladies found themselves using eye drops containing a rather poisonous ingredient.
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