medicine

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 3, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • July 3, 2018

Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 3, 2018

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Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 3, 2018

Vivien Thomas Was A Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon – With No Medical Degree

Vivien Thomas did groundbreaking work in the field of cardiac medicine. Incredibly, he had no medical degree.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 2, 2018

Vivien Thomas Was A Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon – With No Medical Degree

Vivien Thomas did groundbreaking work in the field of cardiac medicine. Incredibly, he had no medical degree.

By Gina Dimuro • July 2, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 22, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • June 22, 2018

“The Largest Chunk Of Him Was His Butt Cheek”: A CSI Tech Reveals What The Job Is Really Like

In a world full of true crime dramas, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

By Katie Serena • Jun 13, 2018

“The Largest Chunk Of Him Was His Butt Cheek”: A CSI Tech Reveals What The Job Is Really Like

In a world full of true crime dramas, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

By Katie Serena • June 13, 2018

How Working The Nightshift Changes Your Body Chemistry – And What Can Be Done About

The news will be unwelcome for millions of people, but there are things they can do to mitigate the ill effects.

By Katie Serena • May 25, 2018

How Working The Nightshift Changes Your Body Chemistry – And What Can Be Done About

The news will be unwelcome for millions of people, but there are things they can do to mitigate the ill effects.

By Katie Serena • May 25, 2018

The Story Of Myrtle Corbin, P.T. Barnum’s “Four-Legged Girl From Texas”

Myrtle Corbin was also born with two sets of internal and external reproductive anatomies.

By Katie Serena • May 17, 2018

The Story Of Myrtle Corbin, P.T. Barnum’s “Four-Legged Girl From Texas”

Myrtle Corbin was also born with two sets of internal and external reproductive anatomies.

By Katie Serena • May 17, 2018

How A Groundbreaking Drug Birthed A Generation Of Thalidomide Babies

Born with severe deformations, Thalidomide babies were the result of one pharmaceutical company's coverups and dark past.

By Daniel Rennie • May 13, 2018

How A Groundbreaking Drug Birthed A Generation Of Thalidomide Babies

Born with severe deformations, Thalidomide babies were the result of one pharmaceutical company's coverups and dark past.

By Daniel Rennie • May 13, 2018

President Bush Vomited On Their Prime Minister On Live TV – Now The Japanese Have A Word For It [VIDEO]

The president was attending a state event at the Japanese prime minister's home when he came down with a case of stomach flu.

By Katie Serena • May 10, 2018

President Bush Vomited On Their Prime Minister On Live TV – Now The Japanese Have A Word For It [VIDEO]

The president was attending a state event at the Japanese prime minister's home when he came down with a case of stomach flu.

By Katie Serena • May 10, 2018

How Medical Scam Ads Helped Give Rise To The American Newspaper Business

Drugs once contained all kinds of dangerous substances that were advertised as miracle cures

By Gina Dimuro • May 9, 2018

How Medical Scam Ads Helped Give Rise To The American Newspaper Business

Drugs once contained all kinds of dangerous substances that were advertised as miracle cures

By Gina Dimuro • May 9, 2018

How William Masters and Virginia Johnson Became ‘Masters Of Sex’

The controversial sex-research team pioneered the field of human sexuality and introduced ideas that are still widely used today.

By Gina Dimuro • May 8, 2018

How William Masters and Virginia Johnson Became ‘Masters Of Sex’

The controversial sex-research team pioneered the field of human sexuality and introduced ideas that are still widely used today.

By Gina Dimuro • May 8, 2018

A Trippy History Of Peyote — The Mysterious Navajo Hallucinogen

Peyote has been used for years by Native American Church members, but for the rest of the world, it's a Class 1 substance and illegal to use.

By Katie Serena • May 3, 2018

A Trippy History Of Peyote — The Mysterious Navajo Hallucinogen

Peyote has been used for years by Native American Church members, but for the rest of the world, it's a Class 1 substance and illegal to use.

By Katie Serena • May 3, 2018