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The ‘leech to draw blood’ and other curious facts about medicine in ancient times

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         The ‘leech to draw blood’ and other curious facts about medicine in ancient times Thanks to all the technological and scientific advances, we have better conditions to take care of our health. If you remember, in school they say that the death rate was low, about 30 years old. Why is it not so now? People manage to live longer thanks to the fact that various diseases are already known and it is known how they should be treated. This was not the case in ancient times. Learn about some curious facts from the time, like, for example, that they used a leech to draw blood from a patient.                It is well known that not long ago  anesthesia  existed, nor were there operating rooms where people could be treated. Indeed, many drugs were discovered as a disease like the Black Plague. Without further ado, let’s discover curious facts about medicine in ancient times. Trust me, you’ll be surprised. Curious facts about medicine in ancient times Curious Fact #1 of Medicine in Antiq

Is it Luck or Something Else? How Never COVID 'Novids' Have Avoided COVID-19

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Is it Luck or Something Else? How Never COVID 'Novids' Have Avoided COVID-19  Researchers are studying “Novids” to try to determine why they have never tested positive for COVID-19. Experts say factors that lower the risk of contracting the disease include vaccination, genetic makeup, the ability to work from home, and the adherence to safety precautions such as masking and physical distancing. They note that the number of Novids may start to decline as pandemic restrictions ease and more contagious COVID-19 variants emerge. Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that a majorityTrusted Source of people in the United States have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at least once. Some have contracted COVID-19 multiple times. Then there are the “Never COVID” or “Novids” — the people who, despite sometimes living or working in high-exposure environments, have never tested positive for COVID-19. Researchers are trying to find out why, in hopes of identifyi