Herophilus was the founder of human anatomy as the first person to dissect human cadavers in Continue reading
Category: Medicine
Robodoc Performed Hip Replacement Surgery
Robodoc, the world's first robotic device performed surgical procedures following its development by two Americans Continue reading
First Commercially Sold Barbiturate
The first commercially sold barbiturate for medicinal purposes was the sedative, Veronal sold in the USA in 1903. Continue reading
Extraordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of Colours
English chemist John Dalton published his findings on color blindness in Extraordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of Colours, in 1794. Continue reading
King James IV of Scotland Practiced Dentistry
King James IV of Scotland, practiced dentistry learning how to extract and cauterize teeth from a barber in 1503, Continue reading
Florence Nightingale Awarded Order of Merit
Florence Nightingale a British nurse was the first woman to be awarded British Order of Merit in 1907, at the age of 87. Continue reading
Nightingale Training School for Nurses
Florence Nightingale founded the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas's Hospital in London, England on June 1860. Continue reading
Founding of Deaconess Institute
Theodor Fliedner founded the Deaconess Institute, a nursing school in 1836 at Kaiserswerth, near Dusseldorf, Germany. Continue reading
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈeːɐ̯lɪç] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel prize-winning German-Jewish physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Continue reading
First Synthetic Drug Marketed
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich developed Salvarsan that attacks Treponema pallidum, Continue reading