Before and After Lobotomy: Disturbing Pictures of Lives Changed Forever
These haunting before-and-after photographs reveal the devastating impact of lobotom…
Tag: medical science
Dr. Harvey Cushing’s Haunting Portraits of Brain Surgery Patients from the Early 20th Century
Dr. Harvey Cushing, renowned in part for Cushing’s Syndrome, was a pioneering figure…
A History of Medical Quackery: From Arsenic Soaps to Asthma Cigarettes and Much More
In the 19th century, the accessibility of medicine was like opening Pandora's bo…
These Photos Show Terrifying and Strange Medical Devices From History, 1900s-1950s
Medical sciences in the early parts of the 20th century were far advanced from t…
Robert Wadlow: The Tallest Man in History Seen Through Stunning Photographs
Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in the world, was born in Alton, Illinois, on Feb…
Vintage Devices of Birth Control that Look Appalling, 500 BCE-1970s
Although the birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptive devices are mod…
Photos of the World’s First Gym Machines Designed by Dr. Gustav Zander in 1892
The use of mechanical means for the application of exercise in therapeutics was …
The Extraordinary Early Prostheses Made by James Gillingham: Photos from 1900
James Gillingham lived in Chard, England, where he had a small shoe-making busin…
The Use of Masks During the Spanish Flu Pandemic Through Old Photographs, 1918
From the earliest recognition that a more deadly form of influenza was spreading…
Vintage Ads for When Cocaine and Heroin Were Legal, 1880-1920
In the 19th century, there were no real institutions to regulate the advertising…
Making the Vaccine Against the Influenza Outbreak of 1957
The pattern of Influenza Outbreak of 1957 is sickeningly similar to COVID-19. A …
Vintage Hand-Washing Posters From the 1900s
The World Health Organization has had an official and recommended method of hand…
When Doctors Advised “Healthy” Cigarette Brands: Photos From 1930s to 1950s
In the grand scope of the history of medicine, the relationship between doctors …
The Photographic History of Light Therapy: Photos From 1900-1950
The first therapeutic uses of light (so-called light therapy) date back to the e…
Remembering the Deadly Spanish Flu Through Rare Photos From 1918-1920
From January 1918 to December 1920, a deadly influenza outbreak infected 500 mil…
Dr. Zbigniew Religa Monitors His Patient’s Vitals After a 23 Hour Long Heart Transplant Surgery, 1987
Amidst a tangle of wires, Dr. Zbigniew Religa anxiously watches a screen to see …
Bizarre Images of Medical Treatments Through History, 1900-1940
The history of medicine is filled with wild stories of bizarre treatments method…
Anna Coleman Ladd Making Masks Worn by French Soldiers with Mutilated Faces: Photos From 1918
World War I caused the death of millions of combatants and civilians, while coun…
Dr. John Britton with the .357 Magnum He Carried for Protection When Visiting the Pensacola Ladies’ Centre to Perform Abortions, 1993
John Bayard Britton was an American physician who was murdered in Pensacola, Flo…
Lina Medina: The Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History, 1939
In 1933, Lina Medina was born in Ticrapo, Peru. At the age of five years, Lina w…