history of medicine

Richard Schatzki (1901-1992)

Dr. Richard Schatzki was a German American radiologist best known for his description of the Schatzki ring: a thin, ...

MAY 9, 2025

The Story of William Beaumont and Alexis St. Martin

In 1912, Dr. William Osler, a renowned internist and the co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital, described Dr. ...

MAY 2, 2025

Onions, Swords and Gazogene: Early Attempts to Look Inside the Body Paved Way for Modern Endoscopes

In the decades since 1950, endoscopy has developed into a safe and frequently used group of procedures to examine ...

JANUARY 4, 2021

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