History Of Medicine

History & Biography

Louis XIV died on 1 September 1715 from gangrene that developed from a severe leg wound infection. By the final months of his life, his long reign was marked by obesity, poor mo...

health-and-medicine

The phrase "last of the iron lungs" refers to the few remaining negative pressure ventilators used historically to assist breathing in polio patients. Today, these devices are l...

history-of-medicine

The question "how old was the first doctor" reaches into prehistory, where healing and priesthood were often intertwined. Because the earliest medicine was practiced by shamans,...

health

Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. This additional genetic material affects development, l...