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David Starr Jordan (1851-1931)
By: Jill Briggs
| Published: Jun 26, 2013
David Starr Jordan studied fish and promoted eugenics in the US during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In his work, he embraced…
EugenicsEvolutionEmbryosEmbryologyHeredity
Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731)
By: Britta Martinez
| Published: Apr 08, 2013
Frederik Ruysch made anatomical drawings and collected and preserved human specimens, many of which were infants and fetuses, in the Netherlands…
PeopleRuysch, Frederik, 1638-1731ObstetriciansMedical JurisprudenceEmbalming
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
By: Nathalie Antonios
| Published: Mar 24, 2011
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves testing for specific genetic conditions prior to the implantation of an embryo in the uterine wall.…
TechnologyPreimplantation DiagnosisReproductionFertilizationgenetic testing
“The Construction of Lay Expertise: AIDS Activism and the Forging of Credibility in the Reform of Clinical Trials” (1995), by Steven Epstein
By: Jarrett L. Joubert
| Published: Jun 24, 2024
On 1 October 1995, Steven Epstein published “The Construction of Lay Expertise: AIDS Activism and the Forging of Credibility in the Reform of…
HIV SeropositivityAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromePneumocystis cariniiPneumocystis InfectionsHIV
Philippe Ricord (1800–1889)
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Philippe Ricord was a nineteenth-century physician and surgeon in France who studied syphilis and demonstrated that it is different from gonorrhea.…
SyphilisGonorrheaSexually Transmitted DiseasesChancreReproductive Health
Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Oocyte Retrieval
By: Alison Lane
| Published: Dec 14, 2020
Transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval, also known as egg retrieval, is a surgical technique used by medical professionals to extract mature…
TechnologyTransvaginal ultrasonographyFertilization in VitroLaparoscopic surgeryMinimally Invasive Surgery
Mammography
By: Dina A. Lienhard
| Published: Mar 25, 2018
Mammography or mastography is an imaging technology used in the twentieth century for the detection of breast cancer and other breast abnormalities.…
TechnologyTomosynthesisBreast--RadiographyMammographyBreast--Cancer--Imaging--Congresses
Phalloplasty
By: Riley McInnis
| Published: May 11, 2022
Phalloplasty is a type of surgery that takes existing skin, tissue, and nerves from surrounding areas on a patient’s body to repair or form a…
TechnologyPhalloplastyGender Reassignment SurgeryGender transitionSurgery, Plastic
Maurice Ralph Hilleman (1919–2005)
By: Christian H. Ross
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
Maurice Ralph Hilleman developed vaccines at the Merck Institute of Therapeutic Research in West Point, Pennsylvania, during the twentieth century.…
MMR VaccineRubella--VaccinationRubellaCombined VaccinesViral vaccines
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Its Treatment with Artificial Surfactant
By: Olivia Mandile
| Published: Aug 30, 2017
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, previously called hyaline membrane disease, is a respiratory disease affecting premature newborns. Neonatal…
Surface active agentsLungs--Blood-vessels--DiseasesRespiratory Distress Syndrome, AdultNeonatal emergenciesRespiratory therapy for newborn infants