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The Terrible Tale of Typhoid Mary
Typhoid fever is a particularly nasty infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The...
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What Killed George Washington?
George Washington is, without doubt, one of the world’s most famous historical figures. He served...
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Smallpox and the Conquest of Mexico
In 1517 the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in Tenochtitlan, the capital of...
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John Snow and the 1854 Cholera Outbreak
In August 1854, Soho in London was struck with a severe cholera outbreak. Cholera is a...
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The Story of Penicillin
I sometimes take antibiotics for granted. As a doctor, I have prescribed thousands of courses of...
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Germ Warfare and the Siege of Fort Pitt
Germ warfare is defined as “the use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to...
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Medical Lessons From the Battlefield
War’s only silver lining is to advance medical understanding. During World War 2, eye injuries...
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Thomas Linacre and the Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians is a U.K. based, internationally recognised, professional body...
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The Story of the Tendon Hammer
The tendon hammer is one of the most historically resilient medical instruments still in use...
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Going Round in Circles: The Discovery of the Body’s Circulatory System by William Harvey
Do you ever feel like you are going round in circles? Well, your blood is continuously going round...
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Willem Einthoven and the Electrocardiogram
ECG interpretation has long been a guilty pleasure of mine. One of the first books I purchased as...
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Dr Joseph Bell: The Real Life Sherlock Holmes
I have been fascinated with the detective Sherlock Holmes since childhood. His almost supernatural...
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