InHealth and SciencebyYasuyuki Nakae, MD·8h agoSame Glasses Prescription But Different Eye Surgery. Why?The remarkable history of our quest for clear vision.A response icon1A response icon1
Chulhun L. Chang, M.D.·1d agoThe Kiss of Death, Alaskan Sled Dogs, and a Miracle in JejuDiphtheria once killed large numbers of children around the world. Vaccination made the disease uncommon in many countries, but outbreaks…
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Chulhun L. Chang, M.D.·Nov 5The Pale Ghost and the Ironies of Syphilis DiagnosisFor centuries, physicians knew syphilis by its many clinical forms. It could begin with a chancre, later produce a widespread rash, remain…
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Anuj·Oct 23Before Anesthesia, Surgeons Just Got Patients Drunk. The Truth Is Much Stranger.Wine, opium and a sponge soaked in hemlock. Then the cure for pain turned up at a party, and nobody used it for 44 years.
InBig List EnergybyDavid Mokotoff, MD·Oct 19The 10 Biggest Advances in Cardiology in the Last 50 YearsIn less than a century, discoveries and innovations have been nothing short of amazing.A response icon3A response icon3
William P Fleming, MD·Oct 10Strychnine: Medicine, Murder, and a Test of FaithReflections on a Notorious PoisonA response icon1A response icon1
William P Fleming, MD·Oct 5A Mostly Forgotten Vaccine PioneerWaldemar Haffkine and the tragedy that tarnished his name
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