history of medicine

May 12 is International Nurse’s Day, and the 197th birthday of Florence Nightingale.Stateside talked about Nightingale, one of the more famous healers,…

The Magic Flute is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most famous works.There’s a good chance you know the piece, but what you might not know is that Mozart…

Ancient Egyptian history and culture is considered one of the oldest traces of Western civilization, and those who ruled in Egypt were known as pharaohs.…

The next time you're at the doctor's office and you notice all the hand washing and sterile equipment, think of President James Garfield and count your…

Many of us are following the headlines about the Zika virus with mounting alarm.Before that, it was Ebola. Think back to October 2014, when a New Jersey…

This week marks the 45th anniversary of Dr. Alice Hamilton’s death.Hamilton was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in…

Ninety two years ago this week, an American president died.Warren G. Harding became the sixth chief executive to die on office. His death fueled rumors,…

This week marks the 94th anniversary of the birth of one of the most determined and important women in medical science: RosalynYalow.While many people may…

It’s easy to take for granted the leaps and bounds medical science has made in the last two centuries.Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816. 1818…

On this day 133 years ago, a young German physician stood up before the members of the Physiological Society of Berlin and announced he had found the…