Inside the Operating Theater: Early Surgery as Spectacle
Director Steven Soderbergh’s historical drama series, The Knick, brings viewers inside a New York City hospital’s operating room ...
Hand to Ankle: A New Grafting Technique Offers Hope
The surgical reattachment or grafting of limbs has a short history because of its difficulty.
The Museum of Broken Relationships
Located in the historic Upper Town district of Zagreb, Croatia, the Museum of Broken Relationships began as an experiment.
The Vampire Virtuoso? Paganini’s Bloodletting Kit Is for Sale
Paganini's personal bloodletting kit contains three domed-shape glasses with brass twist spouts and a brass scarification (scraping) tool.
To Avoid Allergies, Skip the Dishwasher
A new study says that children raised in homes where dishes are typically washed by hand have lower rates of allergies than where the dishwasher is used.
A Tobacco Plant that Could Cure Cancer?
Finding anti-cancer agents inside tobacco may seem like a pretty strange coincidence, but it’s not unheard of to find help in harmful places.