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Posted on August 2, 2016

Wounded Viking warriors were given strong onion soup. After…

Wounded Viking warriors were given strong onion soup. After a few minutes someone would smell the wounds and if onions could be detected it meant that there were serious abdominal injuries and that death was inevitable.

Posted on July 14, 2016

A monkey, residing in San Diego Zoo had a diabetes…

A monkey, residing in San Diego Zoo had a diabetes. He was trained to welcome multiple blood sampling and insulin injections daily. Soon, he became a role model for children with diabetes, who were unenthusiastic about injections.

Posted on July 14, 2016

Research of the placebo effect shows that…

Research of the placebo effect shows that yellow colored pills are more effective for depression, red pills are more stimulating, and green colored pills reduces anxiety.

Posted on July 12, 2016

A robot recently performed the world’s first autonomous…

A robot recently performed the world’s first autonomous soft-tissue surgery without any assistance from doctors, and did so while outperforming human doctors by every metric except for speed.

Posted on June 28, 2016

The inventor of Vaseline was such a firm believer in its medicinal…

The inventor of Vaseline was such a firm believer in its medicinal properties that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it a day; During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered. He lived to be 94.

Posted on June 24, 2016

In New York, a woman saved a little boy’s life giving…

In New York, a woman saved a little boy’s life giving him CPR after being hit in the chest with a baseball bat. About 7 years later, in 2006 that very same boy saved her from choking to death giving her the Heimlich maneuver in the restaurant that he worked.

Posted on June 22, 2016

The origin of the phrase ‘a taste of your own medicine…

The origin of the phrase ‘a taste of your own medicine’ comes from Aesop’s famous story about a swindler who sells fake medicine, claiming that it can cure anything. When he falls ill, people give him his own medicine, which he knows will not work.

Posted on June 11, 2016

Despite the loss of her legs, Li Juhong has been a doctor…

Despite the loss of her legs, Li Juhong has been a doctor in her Chinese village since 2001. She uses wooden stools to travel around, has treated over 6,000 people and has a stay-at-home husband who carries her on his back so she can reach patients who live in isolated areas.

Posted on May 1, 2016

After a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like…

After a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like the design of the hospital bed he was laying in. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely. It became the prototype for the modern hospital bed.

Posted on May 1, 2016

After a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like…

After a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like the design of the hospital bed he was laying in. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely. It became the prototype for the modern hospital bed.

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