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ResusNation #133
A Message From Haney The One Pill You Take That Scientists Still Don't Get Acetaminophen, a medication found in popular brands like Tylenol is a staple in medicine cabinets worldwide for its ability to combat pain and fever. Despite its widespread and long-standing use, some aspects of this ...
Sep 10, 2025
ResusNation #132
A Message From Haney Red Sweat Off His Back A hippo's skin secretes a thick, oily fluid that looks like a mixture of blood and sweat, giving it the nickname "blood sweat." But despite its appearance, this substance is neither. It's a unique natural defense mechanism that serves two crucial p...
Sep 02, 2025
ResusNation #131
A Message From Haney Puff, Puff, Gasp! When Smoking Was a 'Cure' for Asthma For centuries, doctors prescribed all sorts of bizarre things, and one of the strangest has to be recommending smoking as a treatment for asthma. Picture this: a patient walks into a doctor's office, gasping for air....
Aug 27, 2025
ResusNation #130
A Message From Haney Welcome to the 130th edition of ResusNation! A Doctor Performed Surgery on Himself in Antarctica On a chilling April day in 1961, Soviet doctor Leonid Rogozov found himself in a dire situation while stationed in Antarctica. Faced with a case of acute appendicitis and no ...
Aug 21, 2025
ResusNation #129
A Message From Haney Welcome to the 129th edition of ResusNation! A Tongue That  Weighs More Than an Elephant? It’s hard to imagine the sheer size of a blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. To give you some perspective, consider this: a single blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an ...
Aug 13, 2025
ResusNation #128
A Message From Haney Welcome to the 128th edition of ResusNation!  You're Better Off Red The Science and Lore of Red Hair From fiery hues to a rich history, red hair has long captivated people across cultures. It's a genetic trait found in less than 2% of the global population, making natura...
Aug 04, 2025
ResusNation #127
Blood, Guts, & Grapes! Ambroise Paré, a name perhaps unfamiliar to many, was a true revolutionary in the gruesome world of 16th-century battlefield medicine. Imagine the chaos: soldiers suffering horrific injuries, and the standard "treatment" often involving searing hot irons to cauterize wo...
Jul 29, 2025
ResusNation #126
Why Do Bats Hang Around, Upside Down? You want to know a secret about bats? They're basically the original Goths of the animal kingdom, always hanging out upside down! But seriously, have you ever wondered why these fascinating creatures spend their downtime defying gravity? It's not just to ...
Jul 21, 2025
ResusNation #125
What Do Blood Clots And Dead Cows Have In Common? You might be surprised to learn that one of the most common medications used to prevent blood clots, Coumadin (warfarin), has a fascinating origin story deeply rooted in the humble cow! Back in the 1920s, farmers noticed a mysterious bleeding ...
Jul 15, 2025
ResusNation #124
You Won't Believe What "Snake Oil" REALLY Was! Before "snake oil" became synonymous with scams, it was a genuine remedy! For hundreds of years, traditional Chinese medicine utilized oil from the Chinese water snake to soothe aching joints, a practice that continues even today. This fascinatin...
Jul 10, 2025
ResusNation #123
Barking Up The Right Tree Next time you give your patient an aspirin, consider this: you're tapping into a medical tradition thousands of years old! Long before pharmacies and prescriptions, ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks like Hippocrates, and Romans were all onto a secret weapon for pa...
Jul 03, 2025
ResusNation #123
Barking Up The Right Tree Next time you give your patient an aspirin, consider this: you're tapping into a medical tradition thousands of years old! Long before pharmacies and prescriptions, ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks like Hippocrates, and Romans were all onto a secret weapon for pa...
Jul 02, 2025

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