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Guy de Chauliac (1290–1368) — one of the first physicians to have an experimental approach towards medicine; also recorded the Black Death; Anna Manning Comfort (1845–1931) — first woman medical graduate to practice in the state of Connecticut; Loren Cordain (born 1950) — American nutritionist and exercise physiologist, Paleolithic diet
The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international and independent confederation of free professional medical associations representing physicians worldwide. WMA was formally established on September 17, 1947 [1] and has grown to 114 national medical associations, as of 2024, with 1467 Associate Members, including Junior Doctors and medical students.
A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
Medical Women's International Association [1] Médecins Sans Frontières; World Allergy Organization [1] World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine [1] World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; World Health Organization; World Medical Association [1]
This is a list of countries ranked by the quality of healthcare, as published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (). [1] The ranking takes into account various health outcomes, including survival rates for seven types of cancer, as well as for strokes and heart attacks.
Doctors of the World USA, also known as MdM USA, was founded in 1990 by Jonathan Mann. The group separated from the MdM network in 2006, and became HealthRight International. Doctors of the World USA is the 15th chapter of the MDM network. It was re-founded by committed humanitarian activists in 2011, with Dr Abby Stoddard as its founding chair.
The steps to try to achieve a good health span are simple for Dr. Alfred Tallia, a professor and chair in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical ...
Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002.