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Medicine History

Ignaz Semmelweis, the Doctor Whose Discovery Revolutionized Medicine, Saved Millions – and Made His Colleagues Hate Him
Ancient Physicians Swore by Crocodile Dung Contraceptives and Poop as Medicine
The Ancient Romans Cleaned Their Teeth and Clothes With Urine
Lucky Mistakes: Sloppiness Led to a Medical Discovery That Saved Millions of Lives
America’s First Chief Justice Was Almost Killed When New Yorkers Rioted Over Grave-Robbing Doctors
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, Founder of the US Army Nurse Corps
Weird Beliefs – Nineteenth Century Doctors Urged Men to Grow Thick Facial Hair to Filter Out Germs