medicine

21 Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist.

By Katie Serena • Dec 4, 2017

21 Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World

Forget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions to exist.

By Katie Serena • December 4, 2017

The Horrifying “Cures” Of Dr. Henry Cotton — America’s Biggest Quack

During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill.

By Laura Martisiute • Nov 13, 2017

The Horrifying “Cures” Of Dr. Henry Cotton — America’s Biggest Quack

During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill.

By Laura Martisiute • November 13, 2017

Why People In China Used To Eat Mellified Man, Human Corpses Dipped In Honey

Sure, those who ate mellified man were cannibals, but at least they covered their human-food in sugar first.

By Katie Serena • Nov 2, 2017

Why People In China Used To Eat Mellified Man, Human Corpses Dipped In Honey

Sure, those who ate mellified man were cannibals, but at least they covered their human-food in sugar first.

By Katie Serena • November 2, 2017

5 Creepy Remedies From The Nightmarish Annals Of Medical History

From the sun ray to the skin tube, these haunting vintage medical treatments actually inspired techniques still in use today.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 30, 2017

5 Creepy Remedies From The Nightmarish Annals Of Medical History

From the sun ray to the skin tube, these haunting vintage medical treatments actually inspired techniques still in use today.

By All That's Interesting • October 30, 2017

Man Has Surgery To Reduce His 11-Pound Testicles And 3-Foot Penis [PHOTOS, NSFW]

"The pain became increasingly unbearable, so that I couldn’t even walk or sit."

By All That's Interesting • Oct 27, 2017

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Man Has Surgery To Reduce His 11-Pound Testicles And 3-Foot Penis [PHOTOS, NSFW]

"The pain became increasingly unbearable, so that I couldn’t even walk or sit."

By All That's Interesting • October 27, 2017

The 6 Most Evil Human Experiments Perpetrated By The U.S. Government

The U.S. government used Americans as unwilling test subjects in their human experiments and got away with it for decades.

By Richard Stockton • Oct 24, 2017

The 6 Most Evil Human Experiments Perpetrated By The U.S. Government

The U.S. government used Americans as unwilling test subjects in their human experiments and got away with it for decades.

By Richard Stockton • October 24, 2017

21 Evil Doctors And Nurses Who Were Also Serial Killers

These "angels of death," both evil doctors and evil nurses, took lives when they were supposed to be saving them.

By Gabe Paoletti • Oct 21, 2017

21 Evil Doctors And Nurses Who Were Also Serial Killers

These "angels of death," both evil doctors and evil nurses, took lives when they were supposed to be saving them.

By Gabe Paoletti • October 21, 2017

Inside Musée Fragonard, The Macabre Museum Full Of Flayed Men And Dismembered Animals

Founded in 1766, the Musée Fragonard houses the works and collections of medical artist and anatomist Honoré Fragonard.

By Katie Serena • Oct 16, 2017

Inside Musée Fragonard, The Macabre Museum Full Of Flayed Men And Dismembered Animals

Founded in 1766, the Musée Fragonard houses the works and collections of medical artist and anatomist Honoré Fragonard.

By Katie Serena • October 16, 2017

California Dad Loses Part Of His Skull After Drinking Too Many Energy Drinks

"I will never give up on him. Because love is selfless, and I love him more than life itself."

By All That's Interesting • Oct 13, 2017

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California Dad Loses Part Of His Skull After Drinking Too Many Energy Drinks

"I will never give up on him. Because love is selfless, and I love him more than life itself."

By All That's Interesting • October 13, 2017

When The Seven Dwarfs Of Auschwitz Met The Nazis’ Most Monstrous Doctor

"It is impossible to put into words the intolerable pain that we suffered, which continued for many days after the experiments ceased."

By Erin Kelly • Oct 12, 2017

When The Seven Dwarfs Of Auschwitz Met The Nazis’ Most Monstrous Doctor

"It is impossible to put into words the intolerable pain that we suffered, which continued for many days after the experiments ceased."

By Erin Kelly • October 12, 2017