February 25 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 25.

Events

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Births

1682Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771), Italian physician; described Foramen of Morgagni, and Morgagni hernia (1761). Provided early descriptions of Crohn’s disease (1761), and Stokes–Adams Attacks (1761)


Deaths

1952Riccardo Galeazzi (1866-1952), Italian orthopaedic surgeon; described Galeazzi Fracture (1934) and Galeazzi Test (segno di Galeazzi)

1992Anne Pappenheimer Forbes (1911-1992), American endocrinologist; described Forbes-Albright syndrome (1954)

2020Javier Arias-Stella (1924-2020), Peruvian pathologist; described Arias Stella Reaction (1954)


Further reading

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