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r/historyofmedicine
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A place to discuss the history of medicine, the fascinating evolution of medical science, the anecdotes of the people who have made medicine what it is today. Topics of discussion may include (but is not limited to!) the history of medical procedures, treatments, and devices, historical persons of interest, the history of epidemiology and public health, and other related areas of interest.
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Public health posters of the 20th Century
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How the cure for scurvy was discovered, wrongly overturned, and later rediscovered
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The Wizard of Siberia--Gavriil Ilizarov