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  2. Hippocratic Oath - Wikipedia

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    The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethics historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physician to swear, by a number of healing gods , to uphold specific ethical standards.

  3. Louis Lasagna - Wikipedia

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    Louis Cesare Lasagna (February 22, 1923 – August 6, 2003) was an American physician and professor of medicine, known for his revision of the Hippocratic Oath. [1]

  4. Medical ethics - Wikipedia

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    Over the years in 1903, 1912, and 1947, revisions have been made to the original document. [18] The practice of medical ethics is widely accepted and practiced throughout the world. [4] Historically, Western medical ethics may be traced to guidelines on the duty of physicians in antiquity, such as the Hippocratic Oath, and early Christian ...

  5. Nightingale Pledge - Wikipedia

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    The Nightingale Pledge. The Nightingale Pledge, named in honour of Florence Nightingale, is a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath. Lystra Gretter and a Committee for the Farrand Training School Grace for Nurses in Detroit, Michigan created the pledge in 1893.

  6. Ludwig Edelstein - Wikipedia

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    The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, Interpretation (1943) Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies (1945) with Emma J. Edelstein; Wielands "Abderiten" und der Deutsche Humanismus (1950) Plato's Seventh Letter (1966) The Idea of Progress in Classical Antiquity (1967) The Meaning of Stoicism (1968) Martin Classical ...

  7. Hippocratic Corpus - Wikipedia

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    The most famous work in the Hippocratic Corpus is the Hippocratic Oath, a landmark declaration of medical ethics. The Hippocratic Oath is both philosophical and practical; it not only deals with abstract principles but practical matters such as removing stones and aiding one's teacher financially. It is a complex and probably not the work of ...

  8. Declaration of Geneva - Wikipedia

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    The Declaration of Geneva was intended as a revision [1] of the Hippocratic Oath to a formulation of that oath's moral truths that could be comprehended and acknowledged in a modern way. [2] Unlike the case of the Oath of Hippocrates, the World Medical Association calls the statement a "pledge".

  9. Primum non nocere - Wikipedia

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    An American surgeon, L.A. Stimson, used the expression in 1879 and again in 1906 (in the same journal). That it was in common use by the 20th century is apparent from later mentions, such as by the prominent obstetrician J. Whitridge Williams in 1911, as well as detailed discussion of its use in a popular book authored by Dr. Morris Fishbein ...