Spider webs were used as bandages in ancient times. In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs as bandages for their patients. Supposedly, spider webs have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which help with cleaning and preventing infection. It was also said that spider webs are rich in vitamin K, which helps clot blood and close wounds.
100 Mind-Blowing Doctors Facts
Trees can grow in your lungs. In 2009, doctors found a fir tree growing in the lungs of a 28-year-old patient named Artyom Sidorkin. What the doctors initially suspected was a tumour was the sprouting seed of a fir tree. Now isn’t that one of the WTF facts that’ll make you cringe?
The most teeth extracted from a person is 526. A 7-year-old boy in Chennai, India had 526 teeth removed from his mouth after complaining of severe jaw pain and swelling. When doctors examined his mouth, they found a sac in his lower jaw filled with abnormal teeth, which they had to surgically remove. The entire procedure took 4-5 hours, and it took 3 days for the boy to be discharged from the hospital.
The longest time between two twins being born is 90 days. Molly and Benjamin West are dizygotic (fraternal) twins who were born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 1 and March 30, 1996. Molly was three months premature, but doctors were able to hold off Benjamin’s birth for 90 days!
Wilma Rudolph (who set the world record in 1960 for 100, 200, and 4×100-meter relay) had polio, scarlet fever, and pneumonia as a child, leading doctors to believe she’d never walk again.
Here’s some amazing sports trivia for kids: Wilma Rudolph (who set the world record in 1960 for 100, 200 and 4×100-meter relay) had polio, scarlet fever and pneumonia as a child, leading doctors to believe she’d never walk again.
Due to scientific advancements and life today, more twins are being born now than ever before. In the early 1980s, there were 9 twin births per 1,000. Today, there are 12-14 twin births per 1,000. More and more families use fertility treatment which results in a higher chance of multiples. Many adults are also delaying childbearing to accommodate careers. Doctors also associate twins with older maternal age.
Victorian doctors used to prescribe a trip to the beach. Seaside trips became very popular in Victorian times. Doctors would sometimes prescribe their patients a visit to the seaside, rather than medicine. That sounds good to us!
The idea of doctors washing their hands before surgery or delivering babies was laughed at in the mid-1800s.
Surprising the sexists. Suffragist life partners, Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson, both qualified doctors, attempted to join the armed forces medical services on the outbreak of war in 1914 but were not allowed to serve because of their sex. So they set up an independent hospital to treat wounded soldiers, with all-female staff, surgeons, anaesthesiologists and nurses. It rapidly became regarded as the best in the UK.
A supercomputer identified 77 chemicals that could prevent the coronavirus from spreading, which could help doctors mitigate infection and develop effective treatment plans.
In the medical world, the TUG robot can carry nearly 1000 lbs of medication to any location in a hospital. Because of this innovation, doctors can spend more time with patients.
AI has shown to be better at detecting breast cancer than individual doctors, and just as good as double-reading – a diagnosis confirmed by two doctors.