Joseph Lister came of age as surgery was being transformed. With the invention of anesthesia, operations could move beyond two-minute leg amputations that occasionally lopped off a testicle in haste. ...

The address “This is Gonna Hurt: The Brutal World of Victorian Surgery” by bestselling author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris taking place at Hope College on Thursday, Oct. 24, will begin ...

As the Victorian era began in 1837, the world of medicine was still in a relatively dangerous state; hospitals were as likely to speed up your ailment as cure you, surgery was done without reliable ...

It’s among the most delectably scandalous stories in the history of medicine: At the height of the Victorian era, doctors regularly treated their female patients by stimulating them to orgasm. This ...

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You're laid out on the surgeon's table. Wide awake. He stands over you knife in hand and behind him, in the stands, is a noisy crowd all joking, smoking and scoffing oysters, waiting for the show to ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from VIC News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The latest snapshot of elective surgery waiting times in public hospitals, the Australian Hospital ...