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Civil War Amputation Surgery Mortality Rates

April 29, 2013

Civil War amputation surgery was distressingly common and carried a high mortality rate. Contrary to common thinking, almost all amputation surgery … [Read more...]

Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Charity Origin

December 3, 2012

Johns Hopkins will mandated that the hospital named after him must care for those patients who could not afford medical services. Staying true to its … [Read more...]

William Osler’s Brain

December 2, 2012

William Osler, MD, was the first physician-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A dedicated physician, on his deathbed in 1919 of pneumonia, he … [Read more...]

Cherry Flavored Tongue Depressors?

December 1, 2012

In an attempt to make better tasting (and hence easier to use) tongue depressors, physicians in the 1920s at Johns Hopkins Hospital had the carpentry … [Read more...]

James Garfield Mortal Wound

February 15, 2012

James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated in 1881 by gunman Charles J. Guiteau firing into his abdomen. He also … [Read more...]

Dr. Thomas Addison

April 23, 2011

Thomas Addison, M.D. was the chief physician at Guys's Hospital in 1855 when he published his famous paper first describing the connection between … [Read more...]

Ephraim McDowell, Pioneering Surgeon

July 18, 2010

Kentucky physician Ephraim McDowell (1771-1830) has the distinction in American surgery of being the first surgeon to perform an intraabdominal … [Read more...]

Harrison Act and Why Is It Important to Physicians and Patients?

August 6, 2006

The Harrison Act has been called the single most important piece of drug legislation in the history of American medicine. Approved in 1914 and enacted … [Read more...]

Queen Victoria’s Labor Anesthesia

May 12, 2006

In the spring of 1853 Queen Victoria was 34 years old and pregnant with her fourth child. Her first three children had been born at Buckingham Palace … [Read more...]

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