Ttongsul, this is an ancient Korean medicine made from fermented poop of a 4-7yo child @googlefactss #medicine #bizarre

The medical community still does not fully understand how, exactly, general anesthesia works. @googlefactss #medicine
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There is a rare form of tumor that can contain hair, teeth, bone and even eyes @googlefactss #biology #medicine
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Treating a wound with maggots can save a limb from amputation, the treatment is known as larval therapy. Maggots secrete digestive enzymes that dissolve dead tissue, destroy bacteria and promote healing. @googlefactss #nowyouknow #medicine

It was standard practice in the 18th century to blow tobacco smoke up someone's ass to relieve stomach ache and to try to resuscitate drowning victims.

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In ancient Babylon, doctors who failed to cure a patient or caused death could have their hands cut off as punishment

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Putting a frog in the milk bucket was an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour. By studying this method, scientists have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.

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An increasingly common method for Brain Surgeons to ensure that a semi-conscious patient is ok during surgery is to have them play a musical instrument or sing during the procedure. Various patients sung opera and even have played saxophone, guitar, banjo, violin while under the knife.

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The brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use.

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Flatulence is flatus or gas expelled through the anus and the scientific study of this area of medicine is flatology.

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Doctors can have you ingest a camera the size of a pill that'll take photos of your digestive system, and you don't even need to collect it afterwards.

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