Everyone will experience a wound at some point in their life, be it a scrape, a small cut, or a surgical incision. What people once consider to be a life threatening injury in ancient times might seem minor by our modern standards, thanks to the many advances in wound care that the medical community has made over…
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Source: Adobe Stock In April of 1969, a patient by the name of Haskell Karp was in desperate need of a new heart. Karp, who was suffering from severe heart failure, had undergone a surgery to attempt to repair his damaged heart, but the surgery had failed, leaving Karp in critical condition. The surgical team,…
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One of the most amazing and impactful medical advancements in the last century was the development of life-saving organ transplant techniques. Over 28,000 people in America receive much needed organ transplants every year to help save or improve their lives. However, as of August 2017, approximately 116,000 people in this county were actively waiting for…
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The practice of dentistry has a long history, dating back as far as 2600 BC. However, these early methods are virtually unrecognizable as dentistry by our modern standards, and may even be considered barbaric by many today. One of the earliest discovered examples of a dental filling dates back nearly 6500 years ago and was…
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Source: AdobeStock While doctors had been experimenting with human blood transfusions since the early 1800s, the practice was largely considered dangerous within the medical community prior to the start of the 20th century. The earliest procedures had a low success rate and often resulted in the patient’s death. Some physicians began mixing a portion of the recipient’s blood with…
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Dr Murray and his team performing the first successful kidney transplant On December 23, 1954, Richard Herrick became the first person to receive a successful kidney transplant. The 23 year old had been suffering from chronic nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys that causes permanent damage to the organs. The young patient’s condition had become…
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EMTs are quite literally life savers. In a medical emergency, a patient’s life often relies on EMTs’ prompt response time and medical care. One of the most helpful skills an EMT can have in a medical emergency situation is cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. Today, 30% of American adults are trained in CPR. But, our modern…
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As we age, so too do our bones and joints. Through the years, our bones may suffer breaks or fractures and our joints may sustain injuries or develop arthritis. The older we get, the more likely it is that we will we require the services of an orthopedic surgeon, possibly even requiring a joint replacement.…
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Image: Adobe Stock On August 4th, 1893, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine opened in Baltimore, MD as the first medical research university in the United States. In its 124 years of existence, John Hopkins has earned the reputation of being one of the top medical schools in the country and has become a model…
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July 25th, 1978, 11:47 pm, Louise Joy Brown, the first baby successfully conceived via In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) was born. This method, pioneered by Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, has led to millions of babies being born worldwide to parents who otherwise may never have known the joy of having a child. Image: Dmytro Sukharevskyi/Adobestock.com When…
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