Early Medical Procedures In America

Medicine in Colonial North America

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Examples include an early 18th-century book of remedies kept by Benjamin Wadsworth, eighth president of Harvard College, in which he recommended grated chocolate to stop a bleeding wound; a mid-18th-century journal of medical conditions and treatments kept by …

The Historical Timeline of Surgery - Verywell Health

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American Medical Milestones Since …

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1784: American statesman Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal eyeglasses, easing short- and long-distance vision problems, and making it possible for physicians to …

What Was Healthcare Like in the 1800s?

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Because it appeared in the midst of the ongoing debate over the workings of the Affordable Care Act, “Obamacare,” my latest book, Lotions, Potions, Pills, and …

History of surgery - Wikipedia

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16 Medical Procedures and Devices from …

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But electroretinography got its start in 1865 when Swedish physiologist Alarik Frithiof Holmgren began testing the procedure on amphibians. Researchers discovered that …

Health Care and the American Medical …

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By the 1850s the elite of American medicine pressed for stricter standards, the regulation of medical practice, and the reform of medical school curricula along …

The History of Medicine: Early Specialization in America

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A small number of difficult but frequently successful procedures—notably removal of cataracts, therapy for lachrymal fistula, and removal of objects embedded in …

5 strange and sinister medical procedures …

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We discuss five unusual medical procedures from ancient civilizations and more recent history. The journey toward medical discovery has been a bumpy ride.

7 Unusual Ancient Medical Techniques

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While some accounts claimed the heavy metal treatment was successful in fighting off the infection, patients often died from liver and kidney damage caused …