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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
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