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Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
The second theorized system was the heart and the arteries, which Galen believed to be responsible for providing life-giving energy. The last theorized system was the liver and veins, which Galen theorized were responsible for nutrition and growth. Galen also theorized that blood was made in the liver and sent out around the body.
Rebecca J. Cole (March 16, 1846 – August 14, 1922) was an American physician, organization founder and social reformer.In 1867, she became the second African-American woman to become a doctor in the United States, after Rebecca Lee Crumpler three years earlier.
Ignaz began studying law at the University of Vienna in the autumn of 1837, but switched to medicine. He was awarded his doctor of medicine degree in 1844. After failing to obtain an appointment in a clinic for internal medicine, Semmelweis specialized in obstetrics. [9] His teachers included Carl von Rokitansky, Joseph Škoda, and Ferdinand ...
The practice of medicine changed in the face of rapid advances in science, as well as new approaches by physicians. Hospital doctors began much more systematic analysis of patients' symptoms in diagnosis. [216] Among the more powerful new techniques were anaesthesia, and the development of both antiseptic and aseptic operating theatres. [217]
Still of all the discoveries made in ancient Egypt, the most important discovery relating to ancient Egyptian knowledge of medicine is the Ebers Papyrus, named after its discoverer Georg Ebers. The Ebers Papyrus, conserved at the University of Leipzig, is considered one of the oldest treaties on medicine and the most important medical papyri ...
A prominent Boston-area doctor accused in several lawsuits of sexual assaulting more than 200 former patients was indicted by a grand jury on rape charges.. Dr. Derrick Todd allegedly assaulted ...
Andrew Taylor Still (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) was the founder of osteopathic medicine. [1] He was also a physician and surgeon, [2] [3] author, [4] [5] inventor and Kansas territorial and state legislator. [6]