In China, if you hit someone with your car you pay for their medical care. Killing someone, however, is a one time fine. For that reason, people have gone back to kill someone they accidentally hit.
A father was denied access to see his premature twins in the NICU…
A father was denied access to see his premature twins in the NICU when Beyonce and Jay-Z had their daughter at the same time.
For over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000…
For over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000 children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for free.
A set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing…
A set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” can reduce surgical deaths by more than 40%.
In 1864, George Boole a Mathematician and Logician, walked two miles in the drenching…
In 1864, George Boole a Mathematician and Logician, walked two miles in the drenching rain and lectured wearing his wet clothes. He became ill, developing a severe cold and high fever.His wife believed that remedies should resemble their cause, so she poured water on him, he died that year at 49.
Historically, Chinese doctors only got paid if their patients were healthy…
Historically, Chinese doctors only got paid if their patients were healthy. Payment would stop if the patient got sick, until the health returned.
Back in the 1950s it was popular to sit in mildly…
Back in the 1950s it was popular to sit in mildly radioactive dirt as a panacea for many diseases. The house in Rotan, TX, was one such establishment.
– via weirduniverse.net
The Hippocratic Oath calls for doctors to teach the offspring of their…
The Hippocratic Oath calls for doctors to teach the offspring of their teachers the art of medicine, free of charge.
Dr. Kelsey, despite immense pressure from pharmaceutical companies, decided…
Dr. Kelsey, despite immense pressure from pharmaceutical companies, decided not to approve thalidomide for morning sickness in the U.S., saving a whole generation of children from death and deformities.
When a man came to a clinic with a chronic infection in his left ear…
When a man came to a clinic with a chronic infection in his left ear, doctors tried everything to help him from antibiotics to ear drops, but nothing worked. Out of desperation, he decided to take earwax from his good ear and place it in his bad one. After two days his infection was cured.