Understanding human anatomy, and how to diagnose and treat illnesses, has changed dramatically from ancient to modern times. This collection features people whose medical breakthroughs helped to save millions of lives.
On the 1st of July, 1916, WWI fighting in France intensifies as the deadly Battle of the Somme begins.
During September of 1918, Dr. Victor Vaughan- former president of the American Medical Association and then-dean of the Medical School at the Universi...
In the U.S., during World War I, the number of people who died from Spanish Flu exceeded the number of soldiers who were killed during the war.
Attempting to answer questions regarding the 1918-19 Spanish-Flu pandemic, researchers recreate the deadly virus. Not everyone agrees that is a good t...
During the 14th century, when the plague struck Europe, even doctors were unsure what was happening.
Tommy John, a Major-League pitcher, is known as much for a surgical procedure named after him as he is for his MLB career.
This drawing depicts how a healthy tendon is harvested, from elsewhere in a pitcher's body, to repair an ulnar collateral ligament damaged by the mech...
The October 20, 1917 cover of "Literary Digest" gives civilians a look at trench life during WWI. The picture, of course, doesn't tell the full story ...
Typhoid Fever - a life-threatening disease caused by bacteria, not by a virus - still impacts about 21.5 million people every year.
A virulent form of typhus, called ship fever, is often spread by lice. Ship fever claimed the lives of many Irish people who were onboard ships making...
After delivering parts of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, the USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sinks in July of 1945. Years later, a 12-year-old school bo...
Around 1863, Angelo Mariani - a Frenchman born on the island of Corsica - decided to mix coca leaves with French wine. His new product became extremel...
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