I remember well, the MASH episode where pierce plugs the hole in one kids aorta with a finger while he waits for another kid to die, so they can harvest is aorta as a replacement. It introduced me to the concept of cadaver harvesting. I know that replacing a torn ACL, the replacement tissue has to come from somewhere, it’s another one of those things you’d just rather not think about. Suddenly that hyper athletic guy, talking about how his 40 time is getting back in line with what it was before his injury, seems a little more like a ghoul, eh?
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more medical ickery
Thursday, July 10th, 2008I’d Rather Be Dead Department
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008In the latest installment of medical ghoulery designed to help us cheat death, researchers have found a way to improve survival of rats, after extreme blood loss, by giving them whiffs of hydrogen sulfide, aka “rotten egg smell”. Don’t get me wrong, if I’ve been shot after shooting my mouth off once too often, by all means, do what it takes to rescue me, just also come up with something I can take so I never remember the specifics of how you saved me.
Viagra, Hooray
Monday, June 30th, 2008Thank you viagra. Taking care of your elderly parents isn’t just going to be about the poopy daipers.