Medical Oddities

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May 26, 2017

Robert Wadlow: The Tallest Man Ever in Recorded Medical History

The world’s tallest man was 6′ 5″ at 10 years old, and he never stopped growing.

December 23, 2016

What Do the Colors of a Barber’s Pole Mean?

December 8, 2016

Under the Knife Returns!

May 17, 2016

Explore Macabre Medical Artifacts with a New App from the Edinburgh Anatomical Museum

May 26, 2015

3 Strange Cases of Missing Brains

Explore Macabre Medical Artifacts with a New App from the Edinburgh Anatomical Museum

May 17, 2016/by Charlie Hintz

3 Strange Cases of Missing Brains

May 26, 2015/by Charlie Hintz

Otranto Drilled Skull Mystery Solved

February 11, 2015/by Charlie Hintz

Under the Knife Morbid Christmas Special with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

December 18, 2014/by Charlie Hintz

Under the Knife: The Plague Doctor

November 11, 2014/by Charlie Hintz

Condemning Smallpox to Extinction

May 20, 2014/by Charlie Hintz

Pink Pills for Pale People

January 4, 2014/by Charlie Hintz

Adopt A Skull from the Mütter Museum

November 22, 2013/by Charlie Hintz

Anatomy for the Blind

July 24, 2013/by Charlie Hintz

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