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Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

George Parkman House

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

Honeypot ants feed on sweet nectar and death.

All Winter, These Ants Make the Ultimate Sweet Sacrifice to Their Colony

Their syrupy death is medicinal for humans, too.

Shoshi Parks December 5, 2023

Eyemouth, Scotland

Cholera Monument

A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.

Saranac Lake, New York

Saranac Laboratory Museum

A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.

The bright colors of a monarch butterfly (<em>Danaus plexippus</em>), just like the boldly striped caterpillars of the species, warn predators to stay away.

The Monarch Butterfly Steals From Poisonous Plants to Survive

The butterfly defends itself using milkweed, just one of several plants packed with heart-stopping toxins that may also be in your medicine cabinet.

Noah Whiteman October 25, 2023

Cape Town, South Africa

Heart of Cape Town Museum

The first successful human heart transplant is depicted through wax figures at the hospital where it the surgery took place.

Doctors Pond

Great Dunmow, England

Doctors Pond

This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.

Podcast: Bone Vinyl

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 31, 2023

The hostage drama that took place in this building on Norrmalmstorg in 1973 gave rise to the term “Stockholm Syndrome.” The bank has long since been replaced by a high-end clothing store, but the vaults are still there.

There Are at Least 10 Cities With Their Own Psychological Disorders

Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous, and most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.

Frank Jacobs, Big Think July 21, 2023

Toulouse, France

Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine (Museum of the History of Medicine)

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

A bottle of amaro, with other monastery snacks.

Celebrate Spring With 9 Flower-Based Foods and Drinks

From tulip vodka to fried palm blossoms.

Sam Lin-Sommer May 19, 2023

Exterior shot of the Meux Home Museum in Fresno, California.

Fresno, California

The Meux Home Museum

The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.

Hideyo Noguchi Statue

Hideyo Noguchi Statue

This site commemorates the life of a Japanese scientist who dedicated his life to the discovery of diseases.

True Treats’ Yesterday’s Medicine sampler has healing sweets, each formed in a candy mold from the 1920's.

This Sweet Shop in West Virginia Traces the Healing History of Candy

Susan Benjamin sells treats that were once considered medicine.

Alice Levitt March 14, 2023

Pachuca de Soto, Mexico

Plaza Aniceto Ortega del Villar

The heart of Pachuca's small museum district pays tribute to a unique figure of Hidalguense history.

Farmacia Juanse is a window into a lost world

Farmacia Juanse

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

Staff Nurse Elizabeth Rothery Memorial

Myrtleford, Australia

Staff Nurse Elizabeth Rothery Memorial

Dedicated to the 63 local women who served the country during World War I.

Courtesy of University of Haifa

Podcast: Medical Clowning Program

If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine.

The Podcast Team January 5, 2023