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Ancient anatomy was basically guesswork. To cure blindness, they squashed a pig's eye and poured the gooey remains directly into the patient's ear, expecting…
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Why did hospitals strictly ban surgeons from wearing white uniforms in the early 1900s, replacing them with green scrubs?
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Realizing that blood didn't have to be transfused arm-to-arm on the spot, a pioneering doctor discovered how to safely store plasma in refrigerated units.…
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Before the luxury of patients actually surviving surgery, Dr. Robert Liston was known for his frantic speed. During one particularly chaotic amputation, he…
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It seems utterly unthinkable now, but what horrific medical procedure actually won a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1949?
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To prove yellow fever wasn't contagious, this researcher rubbed fresh patient vomit into open wounds and drank it like a smoothie. He was actually right, but…
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