Jun 8, 2021 | Surgery & The Knife
Before the discovery of general anaesthesia in the mid 19th century, surgery was a horrific prospect with the patient fully conscious and suffering unspeakable agony and a significant risk of death. In this era, the speed with which the surgeon could before the...
Dec 27, 2020 | Medical Pioneers
In 2018, a Japanese Medical School made headline news because of its discrimination against female applicants. One cannot help but wonder what the remarkable Ogino Ginko would have thought of this if she were alive today to have seen this. Ogino Ginko is a name that...
Oct 2, 2020 | Medical Pioneers
Every year, approximately 85% of the world’s children receive vaccines protecting them against deadly diseases such as polio, diphtheria, tetanus and tuberculosis. It has been estimated that vaccines save 9 million lives globally per year, and they have the potential...
Jun 23, 2020 | Discoveries & Breakthroughs
In the 14 years or so that I worked as a doctor, I placed my lips on hers many thousands of times during resus training and teaching days. Resusci Annie has been called the most-kissed face in history, and it has been estimated that she has helped to save over 2...
Apr 13, 2020 | Medical Pioneers
In the centre of the city of Hamadan in Iran stands a monument to the Iranian national hero called Avicenna. The Mausoleum of Avicenna houses a library, a museum, and tower and pays tribute to arguably the most important philosophers and physicians in the history of...
