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Charles Richard Drew – Pioneer of the Modern Blood Bank
Charles Richard Drew – Pioneer of the Modern Blood Bank Charles Richard Drew (1904–1950), an African American surgeon, was the first person to research and establish a system of blood…
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Henry Gray – The Pioneer of Modern Anatomy
Henry Gray – The Pioneer of Modern Anatomy Henry Gray (1827–1861), an English physician, is the author of the classic medical textbook “Gray’s Anatomy”, one of the most important and…
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Edward Jenner – The Father of Vaccines and a Revolution in Medical History
Edward Jenner – The Father of Vaccines and a Revolution in Medical History Edward Jenner administering the smallpox vaccine to James Phipps – Source: Wikimedia Commons Today, vaccination is recognized…
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Tridosha – The Core of Traditional Indian Medicine
Traditional Indian Medicine, known as Ayurveda, is one of the oldest and most comprehensive systems of medicine in the world. In addition to the principles of the five elements (earth,…
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Claudius Galen – The Founding Pillar of Western Medicine
Claudius Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon, was one of the most influential figures in the history of Western medicine. Living in the 2nd century AD, Galen was a…
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The Code of Hammurabi – The First Medical Regulations in Human History
bv The Code of Hammurabi – The First Medical Regulations in Human History When the Greek historian Herodotus visited Babylon in the 5th century BCE, he wrote that there were…
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Hippocrates – The Founding Father of Modern Medicine
Throughout the long history of medicine, Hippocrates is revered as the “Father of Medicine”—the first to establish scientific, ethical, and clinical principles that laid a solid foundation for modern Western…
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Raymond Vahan Damadian – A Pioneer Who Ushered in the MRI Era in Modern Medicine
Raymond Vahan Damadian (1936–2022) was an American scientist of Armenian descent who laid the foundation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology—one of the most advanced and essential diagnostic tools in…
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CT Scanner – From a Sci-Fi Idea to a Revolution in Medicine
In the mid-1960s, British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield conceived a bold and visionary idea: could we “look inside a box without opening it”? His inspiration came from pondering how cosmic rays…
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Ayurveda – The Quintessence of Traditional Indian Medicine and Its Timeless Value
1. Introduction Ayurvedic medicine, also known as Ayurveda, is a comprehensive system of healthcare officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a form of traditional medicine. In contrast…