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    Tag: Medical History

    Bloody myth about Vlad the Impaler may be true, scientists say

    September 17, 2023

    Romanian warlord Vlad the Impaler may not have drunk human blood as legend suggests, but it turns out he probably did shed bloody tears. Molecular…

    The true origin of ‘first, do no harm’: Dr Thomas Sydenham is the father of clinical medicine

    June 23, 2023

    A recent essay by M. Bennet Broner, ‘Navigating the complexity of ‘first do no harm’ in modern medicine‘, provided an excellent review of this principle.…

    What really killed Beethoven? Centuries-old hair samples shed light on mystery 

    April 6, 2023

    A new theory on Ludwig van Beethoven’s death blames his heavy drinking, hepatitis B infection and a predisposition to liver disease based on genetic testing…

    Muhammad Ali’s doctors release new evidence ‘proving’ boxing trauma did not cause neurological symptoms

    October 27, 2022

    Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s prominent neurological symptoms — namely, the left-arm rest tremor — were not the result of boxing-related head trauma, his doctors have…

    Podcast: The stories of how modern medicine came to be

    August 1, 2022

    From the wonderfully weird and morbid to the historical figures who paved the way.

    Dr Thomas Borody

    AusDoc’s top stories of 2021: Ivermectin controversy and GP’s $1m defamation battle

    December 15, 2021

    We look back at another turbulent year for health care.

    Phyllis Adams

    100 years of insulin therapy: The medical revolution sold for just a dollar

    November 16, 2021

    AusDoc marks 100 years since the discovery of a therapy that has saved the lives of millions.

    Think COVID-19 quacks are bad? Here’s what they did for the Spanish flu

    September 20, 2021

    We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions work well and which ones don’t.…

    Dr Michael Ee and Dr Amy Jeeves

    Why (male) surgeons refused to call themselves Dr

    July 20, 2021

    The story involves a schism with GPs more than 150 years ago in London.

    Endless itching: Anzacs treated lice with their own brand of medicine

    April 26, 2021

    We think we know a lot about Australian and New Zealand soldiers’ health in the first world war. Many books, novels and television programs speak…

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