Resurrectionists: The Body Snatchers that Built Modern Medicine

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  @derteesippings9411 · 2 years ago

  Burking should&apos;ve never went away its so funny of a term.<br>&quot;Don&apos;t go in that alley or you&apos;re gonna get Burke&apos;d&quot;

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  @Bluebelle51 · 2 years ago

  Along the lines of &quot;medical racism&quot; never forget the horrific Tuskegee Experiment, where black men were deliberately infected with syphilis and left untreated to see how the disease progressed, and it didn&apos;t end until 1972

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  @onikattt333 · 2 years ago

  having a body in general is constant body horror

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  @francis2fly · 2 years ago (edited)

  My mother was a special ed teacher and she donated her body because she saw it as a way to continue teaching. The university where she donated (KU) cremates them and sends you the ashes after about a year. &nbsp;They also hold a memorial service each year and families are welcomed to come for the students to be able to thank the families for the donation. &nbsp;There was paperwork that my mom had to fill out to do this, etc. &nbsp; I thought it was very respectful and cool.

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  @lauramathews3151 · 2 years ago

  The donating one&apos;s &nbsp;body to science problem in the US is a huge quagmire. People who think they are going to be used for medical research or donating their organ can become very messy here with people&apos;s parts like teeth being sold to collectors, ending up in museums of varying ethics and status, and so much more.... not much has changed...

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  @MelodyLee19 · 2 years ago

  the idea of auctioning off your future corpse is so funny to me. like yeah this dude gave me a couple thousand bucks so that when i die he gets to dissect my body as part of an anatomy class for a bunch of medical students. it’s just preordering a cadaver

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  @macncheesetv9816 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU5MMJFgV7Y&amp;t=2300">38:20</a> Ask A Mortician has a really fascinating video about another scandal that happened at Harvard where someone was buying body parts for art pieces.

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  @merrillsunderland8662 · 2 years ago

  “Why head hurt?”<br>“Where food go?”<br>“How legs move?”<br><br>I, a proud resident of the 21st century, am <b>still</b> asking these questions

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  @sumingmingmingming · 2 years ago (edited)

  I saw in china&apos;s med school they call the donated cadavers &quot;大体老师“ which roughly translates to body teachers and i remember reading about that and finding that so respectful. The people that do chose to donate their bodies deserves the respect.

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  @WhiskeyFoxglove · 2 years ago

  did anyone else cry when they explained how people donating their body are super excited about being able to be a part of science because 😭😭

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  @enravotaboyadjiev7466 · 2 years ago

  I have a friend who donated her body. She was 20 when she died from an illness and our whole friend group was, understandably, devastated. She was far from perfect but she was definitely a giving and caring person, till the very end. She endured a lot of suffering but she never dwelled on it. She just kept moving forward. She lived like she knew she would die young. She once got us to clean up the waste from littering in a children&apos;s playground in her part of the city. She often did things like that, just because she cared for people. Selfless till the end. Rock on, M. I&apos;m sorry that I won&apos;t be able to keep our promise either.

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  @emilyyliimee · 2 years ago

  My grandpa donated his body to Columbia med school. After their cadaver lab was over and the bodies were cremated, they held a memorial service with all the families where we got a chance to briefly eulogize our loved ones and a few student representatives spoke about their experiences and gratitude. <br><br>At the end we ate passed hors d’oeuvres, picked up his ashes, and got to mingle with the med students. It was really bittersweet with a touch of absurdity that my grandpa would’ve been really tickled by lol<br><br>This really was a fantastic video and a great interview!

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