Anarcha & Her Sisters in Slavery, Lucy & Betsey
Originally written in 2004, the story of the slave sisters who today are the Unsung Mothers of Modern Gynecology.
Category History of Medicine
Dr J Marion Sims
The Father of Modern Gynecology, misunderstood by many, condemned by a few, applauded world wide and is still an enigmatic figure in American history.
Marie Curie
A brilliant woman (the first two receive 2 Nobel Prizes) who gave us radium and and came to the conclusion it could cure cancer, though it ended up being the bane of many who wound up in an early grave.
Ancel Keys
The scientists who cherry picked his way into history with the very popular, though unproven lipid hypothesis.
Louis Pasteur
We acknowledge his brilliance, his contemporaries, his genius, and his foibles. And we put to rest an internet meme/hoax that is nearly as old as the internet itself.
The Lost History of Medicine
An eye-opening article about a subject that modern medicine doesn't really want you to read. Future medicine might, though.