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Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) — thyroid surgery; first surgeon to win the Nobel Prize. Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) — inventor of the stethoscope. Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967) — pioneer of epidemiology. Thomas Linacre (1460–1524) — founder of Royal College of Physicians.
The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years. [ 4] In 1901, von Behring received 150,782 SEK, which was equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2008.
Robert Liston FRCSE FRCS FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) [1] was a British surgeon.Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival.
Murdered 20-year-old Navy Petty Officer Amanda Jean Snell in Virginia . 10 years, 83 days. Northern Neck Regional Jail. 16054-084. Avila-Torrez was later linked to the rapes and murders of eight-year-old Laura Hobbs and nine-year-old Krystal Tobias in his hometown of Zion, Illinois . Robert Gregory Bowers.
deathrowofficial .com. Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. [ 7] The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast -based artists such as Dr. Dre ( The Chronic ), Snoop Dogg ( Doggystyle) and 2Pac ( All Eyez on Me) during ...
1908 – Victor Horsley and R. Clarke invents the stereotactic method. 1909 – First intrauterine device described by Richard Richter. [ 102] 1910 – Hans Christian Jacobaeus performs the first laparoscopy on humans. 1917 – Julius Wagner-Jauregg discovers the malarial fever shock therapy for general paresis of the insane.
This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal ...
In New York, the medical department of King's College was established in 1767, and in 1770, awarded the first American M.D. degree. [ 13] Smallpox inoculation was introduced 1716–1766, well before it was accepted in Europe. The first medical schools were established in Philadelphia in 1765 and New York in 1768.