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1744 Feb 5: American physician, scientist, military surgeon John Jeffries born https://t.co/BzYQ67vDzP
One of the first Americans to keep detailed weather observations. Accompanied Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the Eng. Channel. Died 16 Sept 1819 #histmed
Today’s Find: This 1940 entry, the fifth of the 10 in the film series, stars Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare, Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie & Lorraine Day as Nurse Lamont https://t.co/Wauq1CFvA6 #histmed #histnursing
1792 Sept 27: The fabulous British illustrator & caricaturist George Cruikshank was born. He died 1 Feb 1878. One of his medical works is "Headache" https://t.co/psjYlMifc4
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Today's Find: Ian Williams' graphic novel "The Lady Doctor" was published 31 Jan 2019 https://t.co/iky21Q7Gch
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Sunday Patent Medicine Trade Card: See how the children take & ask for more of this "palatable" castor oil! https://t.co/UGWU9Lnyac From the Helfand Collection @NYAMHistory See also https://t.co/jhqztesl2L #histmed
Today’s Find: One of my articles “Quinine with Whiskey: An Early American Drug Shortage” https://t.co/LfONjltRuB #histmed (Access requires free registration) @anesthesianews
1848 Jan 28: Hannah Greener, a healthy 15-yo, died in Newcastle. She is often identified as the first fatality of chloroform anesthesia. She was having a toenail removed. https://t.co/csrnotGzCt
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Today's Find: Article published 27 May 1905 issue of "The Hospital" https://t.co/GGiAoRU0QU
"The Experiences of a Patient During Lithotomy Before Anaesthesia" An account by the patient from Jan 1812
1970 Jan 25: Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H premiered in the US https://t.co/SJGW60puvM
Based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel "MASH" about medical personnel at a mobile surgical hospital during the Korean War https://t.co/uKEORM6nDc
TV series & many other novels followed #histmed
Anesthesia #History Calendar https://t.co/tm6vNrR38W Newer PDF version at https://t.co/Ry8ePx5jG1 #histmed