 | | | | Today In Health History Headlines | | | The bizarre healing of a stomach wound allowed a little-known U.S. Army surgeon to found the field of medicine known as gastroenterology.
Although penicillin was discovered in the late 19th century, its use wasn't accepted until the 1940s, when it was produced as the first true antibiotic.
Until the 1940s, many biologists thought of the cell as simply a "bag of enzymes."
Italian physician Cesare Lombroso gained notoriety in the 19th century for his studies relating to criminology.
The field of dental hygiene can be attributed to the foresight of one man: Alfred Civilion Fones.
Samuel Pepys, who is said to have written the greatest diary in the English language, recorded many details of his life in 17th century London, including the great fire of 1666.
While searching for a blood factor thought to be responsible for promoting blood clotting, Edward Adelbert Doisy discovered the chemical nature of vitamin K.
Informing the public on issues of health was the goal when the Cleveland Health Museum opened on this date in 1940, under the direction of Bruno Gebhard, M.D.
Ephraim McDowell received a somewhat unorthodox medical education: He was taught by a private physician in Virginia before attending the University of Edinburgh Medical School in 1793.
Dr. Rudolf Matas, professor of surgery at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University) from 1895 to 1927, was a pioneer in the surgery of the blood vessels, chest and abdomen and was hailed by some as the "father of vascular surgery."
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