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Today is #WorldMSDay, bringing the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).
Tell your story or find a resource using the World MS Day map: https://t.co/fJfXkhyHQ1
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Getting drunk off a bowl of pasta may seem impossible, but it's a reality for those suffering from auto-brewery syndrome. For them, every high carb meal they eat also feeds the yeast in their gut. These yeast then release intoxicating amounts of alcohol into the bloodstream!
Before the stethoscope, doctors had to press their ears directly against a patient's chest to hear their lungs! In 1816, French doctor René Laennec felt uncomfortable with the practice and invented the first stethoscope, a long wooden tube that amplified sound. Art by @EmilyBari
Did you know that the terrifying bird-like beaks on plague doctors' masks were designed to hold herbs, spices, and dried flowers? People at the time believed that these sweet smells would protect doctors from disease being passed through the air. #HistMed #IMSSChicago
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Hello all! Our hours of operation are expanding. Starting on June 1, 2018 you can visit @IMSS_Chicago Monday - Friday from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm. Weekend hours will remain the same. See you then! #imsschicago #chicagomuseum
Illustration taken from the 1891 German text, "Atlas of Diseases of the Mouth and Pharynx," by Dr. J. Mikulicz and Dr. P. Michelson. #tbt
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. #WorldCancerDay, Frank Netter, "Atlas of Human Anatomy." #facts #med #anatomy