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When Electricity Was the Cure: Inside the World of Early 1900s Medicine and Dentistry

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In the early 20th century, a new and exciting technology was being promoted as a cure for a wide range of human ailments: high-frequency electricity. Physicians like Dr. Samuel Howard Monell championed the practice of electro-therapeutics, using specialized machines to apply electric currents to the human body for both medical and dental treatments. His 1910 […]
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When Electricity Was the Cure: Inside the World of Early 1900s Medicine and Dentistry

In the early 20th century, a new and exciting technology was being promoted as a cure for a wide range of human ailments: high-frequency electricity. Physicians like Dr. Samuel Howard Monell championed the practice of electro-therapeutics, using specialized machines to apply electric currents to the human body for both medical and dental treatments. His 1910 […]

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Bygonely broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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