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“Natural History of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in the Acyclovir Era” (2001) by David W. Kimberlin, Chin-Yu Lin, Richard F. Jacobs, Dwight A. Powell, Lisa M. Frenkel, William C. Gruber, Mobeen Rathore, John S. Bradley, Pamela S. Diaz, et al.
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Jun 27, 2024
In 2001, David Kimberlin and colleagues published “Natural History of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Acyclovir Era,” hereafter, “Natural…
Herpes Simplex Virus InfectionAcyclovirHistory of MedicineClinical trialSymptoms in Children
Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jun 27, 2024
Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, is a form of medication often used to treat the symptoms of menopause. According to the National Institute on…
MenopauseEstrogen Replacement TherapyEstrogen Progestin Combination TherapyMenopause--Hormone TherapyMenopause--Hormone Therapy--Complications
“Cesarean Section -- A Brief History” (1993), by Jane Eliot Sewell
By: Kelly Roberts
| Published: Jun 27, 2024
Jane Eliot Sewell presented “Cesarean Section--A Brief History” in 1993 as a brochure in the National Library of Medicine’s exhibit on the history of…
Cesarean SectionAbdominal DeliveryMidwivesRicketsAnesthesia
Christine Jorgensen (1926–1989)
By: Lauren Hilton
| Published: Jun 26, 2024
Christine Jorgensen was a transgender woman and activist in the United States who lived during the twentieth century. She was one of the first US…
Transgender PersonsTransexualsTranssexualismGender IdentityGender
“Congenital Heart Disease in Patients with Turner’s Syndrome” (1998), by Laura Mazzanti, Emanuele Cacciari, and the Italian Study Group for Turner Syndrome
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jun 25, 2024
In 1998, researchers Laura Mazzanti and Emanuele Cacciari published “Congenital Heart Disease in Patients with Turner’s Syndrome,” hereafter “…
Turner SyndromeTurner’s syndromeHeart Defects Congenital Heart DefectsGenetic Diseases
X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (X-SCID)
By: Maggie Zhou
| Published: Jun 25, 2024
X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, or X-SCID, is a chromosomal disorder in which the immune system lacks multiple protective cells that…
X-Linked Combined Immunodeficiency DiseasesX-Linked SCIDSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencyBone Marrow--TransplantationAutoimmune Diseases
George Herbert Hitchings (1905–1998)
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Jun 25, 2024
George Herbert Hitchings researched and developed medications that targeted specific parts of DNA replication processes to treat cancers and various…
Nucleoside analogDNA ReplicationDrug DevelopmentAcyclovirPharmacology
“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
DTaP Vaccination Series
By: Maggie Zhou
| Published: Jun 21, 2024
The DTaP vaccination series is an FDA-approved, five-shot vaccine for young children in the United States for protection against diphtheria, tetanus…
Diphtheria ToxoidDiphtheria ToxinCorynebacterium diphtheriaeDiphtheria-Tetanus VaccineDiphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
Henry Hubert Turner (1892–1970)
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jun 06, 2024
Henry Hubert Turner was a physician and researcher who studied hormones and human development in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during the twentieth…
Turner SyndromeNoonan SyndromeKlippel-Feil SyndromeEndocrine System DiseasesEndocrine Glands