Ancient Times, Desperate Measures
In 1780, these gas-powered tools, now used for lumber and famous for being in Texas, were originally invented to assist doctors during childbirth.
What are chainsaws?
Taking more than 4,000 milligrams of Tylenol is known to injure this major organ of the body.
What is the Liver?
These creepy critters are the focus of Dr. Simmons' research here at IUP.
What are ticks?
The three smallest bones of the body are the _______, incus, and stapes.
What is the malleus?
Before the Slaton sisters hit TV stardom, this popular television show starring Dr. Nowzaradan (Dr. Now) followed patients as they sought bariatric surgery to reach a healthy weight.
What is My 600 lb Life?
Prior to the use of lidocaine, laughing gas, or propofol, patients or Civil War soldiers undergoing an operation were liable to receive this early anesthetic soaked on a sponge or cloth.
What is chloroform?
Sold under the brand names Soolantra, Sklice, and Stromectol, what oral medication used to treat certain parasitic infections in animals caused issues when Americans began self-medicating with it against COVID-19?
What is Ivermectin?
Pediculus humanus capitis is the scientific name of a parasitic insect that can be found on the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes of people. However, this is the creature's more common name.
What is lice?
Scratching oneself on a rusty barbell or nail can infect an individual with this potentially fatal condition.
What is tetanus?
Named for the uniform many hospital staff wear, this show is one of the few medical shows to successfully embrace the comedy genre.
What is Scrubs?
Now commonly serving as a Halloween costume, the title of these medical professionals describes their purpose during deadly epidemics mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries.
What are Plague Doctors?
From 1898 to 1910, The German pharmaceutical company, Bayer, commercialized this now illegal drug, considered "heroisch" or "heroic", as a cough suppressant and to combat opioid addiction.
What is heroin?
These marsh creatures were frequently used throughout history to treat a wide variety of ailments and are still valued today for their therapeutic use in promoting blood flow.
What are leeches?
Known in French as “la rage”, this viral disease is derived from the Latin for “madness” and is featured on The Office and in a 1957 Disney movie starring Tommy Kirk.
What is Rabies?
Starting with an hour-long special in January 2018, this reality television series airing on TLC stars dermatologist Dr. Sandra Lee at her California clinic.
What is Dr. Pimple Popper?
In the early 1900's, several factories hired young women to paint watch dials with self-luminous paint filled with this element, resulting in deadly consequences for the young women involved.
What is Radium?
This major pharmaceutical company came under fire in 2021 after its COVID-19 vaccine resulted in some individuals developing blood-clotting disorders.
What is Johnson & Johnson?
These creepy critters have no stomach, can reach 15 feet long, and have been known to infest animals such as humans, dogs, cats, and even whales.
What are tapeworms?
This is the only of the 12 systems of the human body that starts with the letter "L".
What is the Lymphatic System?
First published in 1858, this textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses and now shares its name with one of the most popular medical dramas on TV.
What is Gray's Anatomy?
In 1530, Paracelsus proposed that patients should be dosed with mercury salts to make them urinate and drool, ideally three pints of saliva—a volume thought to get rid of this common 16th-century STD.
What is Syphilis?
A prescription meant to be taken "q.i.d" is taken this many times a day.
What is four?
The Culicidae family is widely regarded as one of (if not) the most dangerous animals on earth, directly causing at least one million human deaths per year. The members of this family are more commonly known as this.
What are mosquitos?
The top-most vertebrae in your spine is named after this person in mythology, as this person is bestowed an important duty similar to how this vertebrae functions in the body.
Who is Atlas?
This 2000s medical TV show was set in New Jersey and included frequent allusions to the titular protagonist's similarities to Sherlock Holmes.
What is House, M.D.?