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How Ignaz Semmelweis Saved Millions of Mothers, and Changed Medicine Forever
In the 1800s, rampant infections made giving birth in a hospital more dangerous than a battlefield. Yet, a simple practice
Before Alexander Fleming Made This One Discovery, Millions Died Every Year
In the early 20th century, a simple sore throat could be a death sentence. While doctors knew what bacteria were,
Florence Nightengale: The World’s First Nurse
In 1854, a young woman entered the blood-soaked, disease-ridden chaos of a Crimean War field hospital. She didn’t wield a
Leonid Rogozov – The Surgeon Who Removed His Own Appendix
Introduction Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov (1934-2000) is a legendary figure in the history of medicine and Antarctica medical history, famous for
How Robert Liston Killed 3 People in 1 Surgery
In the 1800s, surgery was a brutal race against death, but few surgeons were as skilled—or as infamous—as Robert Liston.
The Spanish Flu – The Deadliest Pandemic in History
Imagine a doctor in the trenches of 1918, dealing not with the wounds of war, but with an unstoppable epidemic