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Day: October 11, 2020

History

The Big Shock: Electrocution’s use to save lives – or end them

October 11, 2020 paleotronic 0

The words “electroshock therapy” tend to conjure images of darkened rooms in insane asylums where inmates are mercilessly tortured via electrocution. But this is largely an unfair construction of Hollywood movies and television shows, out [more…]

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