This week we get into weird medical practices and we make finger paintings! You know how much we love a topic-related craft…

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Sources:

Bothwell:

https://healthcareglobal.com/hospitals/6-medieval-medical-practices-you-wont-believe-doctors-are-still-using-today

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_in_medicine

Rhea:

https://tensunits.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-electrotherapy-its-uses-for-pain-relief

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618642/strange-medical-treatments-from-history

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy/community/treatments-available/electrotherapy/

https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/first-use-electroconvulsive-therapy

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1995/PSCF12-95Malony.html

Nina:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_cases

https://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4225/20130116/surgeon-left-16-items-in-body-german-man-with-prostate-cancer-medicine-wtf-medical-surgery-dirk-schroeder.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithopedion