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Description: The Heart Protection Study is a large randomized controlled trial by the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the United Kingdom. It studies the use of statin (simvastatin 40 mg) medication and vitamin supplementation (vitamin E, vitamin C and beta carotene) in patients that are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Importance: Impact
John Hunter (1728–1793) — father of modern surgery, famous for his study of anatomy Kurt Julius Isselbacher (1928–2019) — Former editor of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine , prominent Gastroenterologist, founder of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Association of American Physicians Kober Medal winner
1901 Emil Adolf von Behring (1854-1917), "for his serum therapy to treat diphtheria" (First ever Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) 1908 Eli Metchnikoff (1845-1916) and Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), "for study of the immune system" 1919 Jules Bordet (1870-1961), "for discovery of the complement system in the immune system"
Medical literature is the scientific literature of medicine: articles in journals and texts in books devoted to the field of medicine. Many references to the medical literature include the health care literature generally, including that of dentistry , veterinary medicine , pharmacy , nursing , and the allied health professions .
Laureates have won the Nobel Prize in a wide range of fields that relate to physiology or medicine. As of 2009, 8 Prizes have been awarded for contributions in the field of signal transduction by G proteins and second messengers , 13 have been awarded for contributions in the field of neurobiology and 13 have been awarded for contributions in ...
The Canon of Medicine (c. 1000) - Described by Sir William Osler as a "medical bible" and "the most famous medical textbook ever written". [19] The Canon of Medicine introduced the concept of a syndrome as an aid to diagnosis , and it laid out an essential framework for a clinical trial . [ 20 ]
Thomas Kolb, prominent radiologist and author of studies on breast cancer. George Kuo (Class of 1972, Ph.D), co-discoverer of the hepatitis C virus. [37] Rudolph Leibel (Class of 1967), discoverer of the hormone leptin and cloning of the leptin and leptin receptor genes. [38] Noah Mckay (Class of 1983), Iranian-American physician and bioweapons ...
McGill's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has a national and international reputation with a list of faculty and alumni, many of whom were pioneers in their respective fields. It is also ranked as the number 1 medical school nationally in Canada by Maclean's for 20 straight years (including the most recent ranking for 2025). [13]