Show threadBrian Pierce MDSep 4, 2024
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KatieGagnonJun 1, 2024
New book: Vampire's Grasp: The Hidden History of Consumption in New England, the long awaited followup to Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England Vampires. And there I am in the acknowledgements, with the absolute best company! There's a bit of an update on the Griswold Vampire case I've been working on for years.
#vampire #vampires #newengland #newenglandvampirepanic #history #histadon #weirdhistory #quackmedicine #medhistory #folklore
KatieGagnonJan 11, 2024
Prohibition era prescription for whiskey, 1931
Prescriptions for alcohol during prohibition had to be written on Rx slips/pads issued by the US Treasury Department's Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
#history #medhistory #weirdhistory #quackmedicine
KatieGagnonDec 7, 2023
George Tiemann and Company Button Trigger Spring Lancet, mid 19th century
It was claimed the spring-lancet provided greater precision in nicking a vein so blood could flow steadily from the incision. Bloodletting was basically a general removal of blood from the body according to humoral theory, and the localized draining of blood from an inflamed area. The former was meant to prevent illness, while the latter thought to treat it. #medhistory #history #histadon #quackmedicine
KatieGagnonMay 28, 2023

Laudanum, a tincture of opium mixed with alcohol c.1870, with an early 20th century trephine

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Dr Lindsey FitzharrisMar 15, 2023

Henry Gray of #GraysAnatomy in a dissection room, c.1845. Gray contracted smallpox after caring for his nephew, who eventually recovered. On 13 June 1861, the day he was to appear for an interview as a final candidate for a prestigious hospital post, he died at the age of 34.

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DeeGeeMar 2, 2023
N.B. This is NOT an image of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895), the first Black woman to earn an MD in the U.S. It is Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926), the first professionally trained African American nurse in the U.S. No images of Crumpler taken during her lifetime are known to exist. Be careful because several websites and publications mistake Mahoney for Crumpler. #medhistory #historodons #blackhistory
DeeGeeFeb 16, 2023
Find of the day: a Percocet-branded tape measure, compliments of DuPont. #MedHistory #historodons #BigPharma
KatieGagnonFeb 16, 2023

This is really neat! If you follow the links you'll find a scan of the skull you can interact with
#newengland #connecticut #vampire #death #genealogy #cemetery #history #wierdhistory #histodons #medhistory #tuberculosis #archaeology #dna

19th-century ‘Connecticut vampire’ receives forensic facial reconstruction with help from VCU researchers - VCU News - Virginia Commonwealth University https://news.vcu.edu/article/2023/01/19th-century-vampire-receives-forensic-facial-reconstruction-from-vcu-researchers

19th-century ‘Connecticut vampire’ receives forensic facial reconstruction with help from VCU researchers

VCU team from Virtual Curation Laboratory provides 3-D digital model of skull of man who died in the 1830s and then received unusual burial.

VCU News
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisFeb 1, 2023

Tinted, double-hinged spectacles, c.1790. Many opticians believed green or blue glass was easier on the eyes and would reduce glare; while clear glass was too soft and would distort images.

This extraordinary example is from the Wellcome Collection in London.

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