Dr. Marc Barton, Author at Past Medical History

William Osler – The Father of Modern Medicine

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“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...

Aug 11, 2019 | 0 |

Medicine wasn’t always as we know it now in its current refined form. There weren’t always...

Jun 12, 2019 | 0 |

Before the 1800s surgery was a risky business. In some London hospitals, the post-operative...

Apr 11, 2019 | 0 |

In the 14 years or so that I worked in the Emergency Department, I ordered literally thousands of...

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After qualifying as a doctor from Imperial College in 2001, my year group organised a special...

Nov 20, 2018 | 0 |

I first heard the story of Phineas Gage in 1998, during my second year at Medical School....