How WWI Injuries Led to a $16 Billion Plastic Surgery Industry. Before the war, facial repair hadn't really been attempted. by Robert Kirby. November 11, 2018. The metrics from World War I are ...

One hundred years ago today, the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War I. We are still getting over it.

Wound Shock. The bane of medical officers in France during World War I. “wound shock” is a condition of “lowered vitality” which follows wounds, even trivial ones.

World War I left many soldiers with disfiguring scars. For those whose faces were no longer recognizable, an American artist, Anna Coleman Ladd, sculpted masks to cover their injuries.

Unlikely savior: The remarkable properties of spaghnum moss help preserve long-dead bodies, sequester carbon and even heal wounds. Premium Stock Photography GmbH / Alamy The First World War had ...

An explosion at a Saudi cemetery where American and European officials were commemorating the end of World War I wounded three people Wednesday, according to official statements.

Wednesday marks the 102nd anniversary of the armistice ending World War I and is commemorated in several European countries. The French officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with ...

Your great-grandfather’s World War I helmet that’s stuffed in the back of the closet could be just as effective at preventing brain injury from some blasts as a modern-day military helmet, a ...

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