I’m not entirely sure what to make of this scene, so I’m just going to engage is some speculation and throw out some ideas. There’s not quite enough information provided to know for sure what is going on. This may be due to cleverness on the writer’s...

The basic concept of defibrillation is to provide enough current to knock the heart back into a normal rhythm, but not enough to do any damage. I think Norman Osborn missed that memo. This may or may not be “shocking a flatline.” All we know is...

Another tale of strange Silver Age medicine, this time from World’s Finest #87: A new masked and super-powered bank robber appears in Metropolis and Superman tracks him to his lair only to find that the robber had been waiting for him with a chunk of...

The synthesis of heme (an important part of hemoglobin and red blood cells) is a complicated process requiring eight different enzymes. If any one of these enzymes is not working correctly, then a chemical known as porphyrin builds up and the person...

Posting resumes tomorrow with a look at vampires, werewolves, and porphyria (see the recent Batman annuals and this week’s Castle)