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Spanish Flu: The Deadliest Pandemic in History
Posted by Dr. Marc Barton | Apr 26, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0 |
The Coldest Case – Lessons from the Iceman
Posted by Dr. Marc Barton | Feb 26, 2016 | Uncategorized | 1 |
Ogino Ginko – Japan’s First Female Doctor
by Dr. Marc Barton | Dec 27, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 |
In 2018, a Japanese Medical School made headline news because of its discrimination against female...
Read MoreEdward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine
by Dr. Marc Barton | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Every year, approximately 85% of the world’s children receive vaccines protecting them against...
Read MoreL’Inconnue de la Seine – The Face of Resusci Annie
by Dr. Marc Barton | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 |
In the 14 years or so that I worked as a doctor, I placed my lips on hers many thousands of times...
Read MoreAvicenna – Philosopher and Physician
by Dr. Marc Barton | Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 |
In the centre of the city of Hamadan in Iran stands a monument to the Iranian national hero called...
Read MoreRosalind Franklin – Forgotten Pioneer of DNA
by Dr. Marc Barton | Dec 30, 2019 | Uncategorized | 1 |
Rosalind Franklin is one of the most controversial female figures in the field of science. Her...
Read MoreWilliam Osler – The Father of Modern Medicine
by Dr. Marc Barton | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 |
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...
Read MoreFacts and Figures: A History of Medicines
by Dr. Marc Barton | Aug 11, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Medicine wasn’t always as we know it now in its current refined form. There weren’t always...
Read MoreJoseph Lister – ‘The Father of Antiseptic Surgery’
by Dr. Marc Barton | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Before the 1800s surgery was a risky business. In some London hospitals, the post-operative...
Read MoreWilhelm Röntgen and the First X-Ray
by Dr. Marc Barton | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 |
In the 14 years or so that I worked in the Emergency Department, I ordered literally thousands of...
Read MoreHippocrates II – The Father of Medicine
by Dr. Marc Barton | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 |
After qualifying as a doctor from Imperial College in 2001, my year group organised a special...
Read MoreThe Frontal Lobe of Phineas Gage
by Dr. Marc Barton | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 |
I first heard the story of Phineas Gage in 1998, during my second year at Medical School....
Read MoreThe Legend of Bian Que
by Dr. Marc Barton | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 |
The legendary Bian Que is considered to be the first true physician in China. He is credited as...
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