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Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) — physician and anatomist; William Harvey (1578–1657) — English physician, described the circulatory system; Henry Heimlich (1920–2016) — inventor of the Heimlich maneuver and the Vietnam War-era chest drain valve; Orvan Hess (1906–2002) — fetal heart monitor and first successful use of penicillin
For a given epidemic or pandemic, the average of its estimated death toll range is used for ranking. If the death toll averages of two or more epidemics or pandemics are equal, then the smaller the range, the higher the rank. For the historical records of major changes in the world population, see world population. [3]
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.
America's Health Rankings started in 1990 and is the longest-running annual assessment of the nation's health on a state-by-state basis. It is founded on the World Health Organization holistic definition of health, which says health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Maimonides was influenced by Galen, whom he cited most often in his medical works, and whom he considered to be the greatest physician of all time. [91] [92] In India many Hindu physicians studied Persian and Urdu languages and learnt Galenic medicine. This trend of studies among Hindu physicians began in the 17th century and lasted until the ...
Here are the best movie heroes of all time, ranked. There have been all types of heroes who have appeared on the big screen: antiheroes, superheroes, and true-life heroes. What they all have in ...
Gawande was born on November 5, 1965, [4] in Brooklyn, New York, to Marathi Indian immigrants to the United States, both doctors. [5] His family soon moved to Athens, Ohio, where he and his sister grew up, and he graduated from Athens High School in 1983.
The conclusion of Survivor 45 has us moseying down memory lane, so we’re looking back at the show’s 23-year history to recap and rank the best and worst winners of all time. Sure, Tony Vlachos ...