The History of the American Cancer Society
This is the real history of the beginning of the American Cancer Society, with all its early ideals and caring individuals who wanted desperately to end the scourge of cancer.
Category History of Medicine
Quackbuster Stephen Barrett: “Not an Expert,” Declares Judge!
Sometimes the biggest quacks are the ones pointing fingers and everyone else.
Is Modern Medicine Science (with a capital “S”)?
Vaccinations are in the news. Everyone’s taking sides and using their best arguments to paint the “other side” as idiots. Anyone who even questions the safety or efficacy of vaccinations is immediately grouped in with climate deniers and called an…
Victor Herbert
A real quackpot who pretended to also be an American hero.
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…
The History of Anesthesia
A tongue in cheek look at the the history of anesthesia because, let's face it, it's a gas!