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The History Of Quackery
Mercury, the element, not the planet, was nicknamed “quicksilver” because it is silver in color and a liquid at room temperature. In German, the word is “quacksalber.” Mercury is a toxic heavy metal. In the fifteen hundreds, physicians were a highly untrained lot, having learned most of their trade as apprentices. Herbalism was the medicine […]
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The History of Anesthesia
A tongue in cheek look at the the history of anesthesia because, let’s face it, it’s a gas!
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Anarcha & Her Sisters in Slavery, Lucy & Betsey
Biography , History of Medicine
Originally written in 2004, the story of the slave sisters who today are the Unsung Mothers of Modern Gynecology.
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Dr J Marion Sims
Biography , History of Medicine
The Father of Modern Gynecology, misunderstood by many, condemned by a few, applauded world wide and is still an enigmatic figure in American history.
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Marie Curie
Biography , History of Medicine
A brilliant woman (the first two receive 2 Nobel Prizes) who gave us radium and and came to the conclusion it could cure cancer, though it ended up being the bane of many who wound up in an early grave.
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