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A 16th-century anatomical lecture in London.
mummies

European 'Corpse Medicine' Promised Better Health Through Cannibalism

“Take the fresh, unspotted cadaver of a redheaded man..."
Natalie Zarrelli October 31, 2017
Edvard Munch's <em>Love and Pain</em> (1895), often referred to as <em>Vampire</em>. Munch is reported to have said it depicts a woman kissing a man's neck—nothing more.
31 days of halloween

The Myth of a Medical Explanation for Vampirism

The problem is that real people suffer from these conditions.
Kelsey Kennedy October 30, 2017
Old surgical equipment at the museum.
Larnaca, Cyprus

Kyriazis Medical Museum

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.
A male waterbuck and an unlikely tsetse fly meal.
science

Waterbuck-Scented Cologne Can Protect Cows From Tsetse Fly Bites

How a new fragrance can help ward off a fatal disease.
Kelsey Kennedy October 18, 2017
King Ferdinand I of Aragon had colorectal cancer.
mummies

Italian Renaissance Aristocrats Were Susceptible to Cancer, Too

Mummified evidence that cancer might not be a disease of the modern world.
Vittoria Traverso October 4, 2017
A skeleton awakens! (1779)
31 days of halloween

The Gruesome History of Making Human Skeletons

From quicklime to boiling to bugs.
Sarah Laskow October 3, 2017
The monument near the grave of Dr Horace Wells.
Hartford, Connecticut

Horace Wells Memorial

The tragic tale of the dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia.
The gallery of medical exhibits.
Venice, Italy

Scuola Grande di San Marco

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
A relief of surgical instruments.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt

Temple of Kom Ombo

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
<em>Starry Night</em>, Staff Pick 2017. This image shows hippocampal neurons after two days in culture.
brain collections

When Neuroscientists Become Artists

Beauty and brains.
Anika Burgess August 9, 2017
mummies

Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?

Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.
Natasha Frost August 7, 2017
Zodiac Man, 1522
objects of intrigue

When Physicians Used Lunar Signs to Diagnose Patients

Meet the Zodiac Man.
Michael Waters August 7, 2017
A truck at the M*A*S*H shooting location.
Agoura Hills, California

M*A*S*H Filming Location

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Ronald Ross Memorial
Kolkata, India

Ronald Ross Memorial

A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.
Vilcabamba riverside art.
Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Vilcabamba

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.
Coca tea
Cusco, Peru

Museo de la Coca (Coca Museum)

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
The deathstalker scorpion's venom is used to identify brain tumor cells.
science

The World Now Has a Scorpion-Milking Robot

Extracting venom for medical research just got a whole lot safer and easier.
Kelsey Kennedy July 3, 2017
The prosthetic toe.
archaeology

Found: A 3,000-Year-Old Prosthetic Toe

It's one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever discovered.
Sarah Laskow June 21, 2017