Dr. Marc Barton, Author at Past Medical History

Togo and the Diphtheria Serum Run

Oct 17, 2024 | 0 |

Thanks to modern childhood vaccination programs, diphtheria is now a rare illness in Western...

Dec 19, 2022 | 0 |

What on earth do pregnancy tests have to do with frogs, you might be asking? Nowadays, it is a...

Sep 21, 2021 | 1 |

In 1540, Henry VIII declared that “No carpenter, smith, weaver, or woman shall practice surgery.”...

Jun 8, 2021 | 0 |

Before the discovery of general anaesthesia in the mid 19th century, surgery was a horrific...

Dec 27, 2020 | 0 |

In 2018, a Japanese Medical School made headline news because of its discrimination against female...

Oct 2, 2020 | 0 |

Every year, approximately 85% of the world’s children receive vaccines protecting them against...