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Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
In the late 1800s, cocaine wasn’t just legal, it was found in a variety of medicines. One of the more surprising examples was cocaine toothache drops, which were sold over the counter to relieve dental pain. Watch my reel here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by EeKs (@doctoreeks) The reason they worked …
Welcome to Public Health Is Weird—a series where I dig up some of history’s strangest (but true) public health stories. This one is about shoe store x-rays. Watch the Reel View this post on Instagram A post shared by EeKs (@doctoreeks) When X-Rays Became a Shoe Shopping Experience Imagine walking into a shoe store, slipping …
Truth Serum: The History of Scopolamine In 1916, Texas obstetrician Dr. Robert House gave Scopolamine, a drug derived from the Nightshade family, to his patient who was in labor. Along with morphine, this drug was commonly used to induce a kind of “twilight sleep”. The main characteristics of twilight sleep were the following: Twilight sleep …
Medical Trivia Time! The first of 2022. If you like these or are a “trivia” person, I have them collected in an orderly fashion on my Instagram page. – Eeks
Medical Trivia time! What happens when a beautiful woman with TB comes to see a radiology tech? Something far outside the boundaries of your imagination. The interesting thing about this piece of trivia is that the man continued to see patients during the day, as a radiology tech, while “she” waited for him at home, …
Hey guys, if you enjoy these “Medical Trivia” bits, just a reminder that they are all collected in one spot in my Instagram Highlights section. Not many people know this one below. This tidbit of trivia is interesting to think about right now, when the government is REALLY encouraging us all to get the COVID …
This is a fun medical trivia tidbit, mostly because millions of people watch A Christmas Carol during the holiday season. While Tiny Tim IS a fictional character, his symptoms portray an actual illness. Here’s what the experts think: And…here is ONE more medical trivia piece for the holidays. How many people get injured by Christmas …
Most of the time, sex is associated with poetry. But at least one STD is. Ladies and Gents, for your next dinner party ( virtual or not), you can wow your guests with the below tidbit. Also, if you are interested in my collection of Medical Trivia tidbits thus far, you can find them in …
More medical trivia coming your way! I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I enjoy sharing them. I thought this one was especially interesting, since we’re in the throes of a pandemic and vaccine research is in the news. It shows how one altruistic and seemingly scientific move from a well-respected and esteemed …
