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Feuding Founders of First US Medical School
The University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine stands today as a testament to quality medical care. Its earliest years, though, were fraught with conflict between its two brilliant founders.
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Incident at the Marshall House
The first Union officer killed in the Civil War was a friend of Lincoln and met his end taking down a Confederate flag.
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The Most Important Half-Finished Painting in American History
How is a half-finished painting a reflection of the great United States of America?
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The Business of Body Snatching
DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE WEAK OF HEART! Otherwise, have at it. It’s a story about body snatching. Cooool.
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A Tale of Two Henrys
How two men named Henry, one a writer and the other an artist, created the most enduring anatomy book of all time, Gray’s Anatomy
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How a 16th Century King’s Decision Sort of Led to the Doctor’s Riot of 1788
With body snatching all the rage during the late 1700s, let’s look at who kind of, sort of, in a way started it all.
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When the Publick Rose Up Against Its Doctors, Part 2
How one medical student started a riot against Columbia College
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When the Publick Rose Up Against Its Doctors, Part 1
Part 1 of a 2-part series on the Doctor’s Riot of 1788
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Meet the Heroic Docs of the Donora Smog Disaster of 1948
Get to know some of the physician-heroes of the Donora smog disaster of 1948.
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Meet the Toxicologist Who Nailed the Smelter Industry After the Donora Smog
Who was Mary Amdur, and how does she relate to the Donora smog disaster?
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