Gallery of Horrors - 10 Questionable Antique Medical Devices

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From bloodletting to sticking radioactive material up someone’s nose, there have been plenty of questionable medical practices--and devices to support them--in the past. Here are 10 of examples of antique medical devices and techniques that show just how far we have really come (and why regulatory agencies such as the FDA are needed).
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  • Ramani Aswath
    Ramani Aswath
    Here are ten more of the same:
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