Hippocrates

Hippocrates of Kos is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is credited with ...
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Ray Farquharson

Ray Fletcher Farquharson, MBE, was a Canadian doctor, university professor, and medical researcher. With co-researcher Arthur Squires, he was responsible ...
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Macfarlane Burnet

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet was an Australian virologist. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. ...
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Golding Bird

Golding Bird was a British medical doctor and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He became a great ...
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Tourette syndrome

Tourette’s is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement tics and at ...
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a condition featuring attacks of muscle weakness in the presence of hyperthyroidism. The condition may be ...
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachNoid space. Symptoms may include a severe headache of rapid onset, vomiting, decreased ...
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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: A Complex Mental Disorder Imagine a world where your mind is torn apart by voices that no one else ...
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Rhabdomyolysis

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle breaks down rapidly. Symptoms may include muscle pains, weakness, vomiting, and ...
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Pulmonary contusion

Pulmonary contusion is a bruise of the lung, caused by chest trauma. It occurs in 30–75% of severe chest injuries ...
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