History of Medicine

THE BAY AREA HISTORY OF MEDICINE SOCIETY, in San Francisco, presents this site as a venue for short essays and comments on medical history. I will post entries fairly regularly and invite others to do the same. Comments are welcome. There is no limit to periods of history, but factual entries will benefit from references.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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THE ROYAL MINERAL WATER HOSPITAL AT BATH Romans loved bathing, and shortly after 50 AD they founded a bathing city, “Aquae Solis” (water...

Monday, June 16, 2025

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THE FAME OF PADUA In the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, students from all over Europe seeking the best education, especia...

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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DISCOVERING THE LYMPHATICS The widespread lymphatic vessels in the body are difficult to see and escaped proper study for centu...

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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COCAINE AND EYE SURGERY The time was early September, the year 1884, the place the famous Allgemeine Krankenhaus (General Hospital...

Friday, March 14, 2025

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THE GUNFIGHTER’S SURGEON: GEORGE E. GOODFELLOW “On the night of January 14, 1889, I was called to see Mr. R. A. Clark of… who had b...

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Blog editor: Gordon Frierson MD

Gordon Frierson MD: I am a retired physician with a background in infectious and tropical diseases. I am currently interested in medical history, the study of the rich heritage of our profession, and anxious to make this heritage available to a wider audience. Clinical Professor Emeritus University of California San Francisco and Member Bay Area History of Medicine Society

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