February 27 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 27.
Events
No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded
Births
1868 – Sir George Frederic Still (1868–1941), English paediatrician; described Still’s disease (1896), and Still’s murmur (1909)
Deaths
1950 – John Alfred Ryle (1889–1950), English physician. Invented the Ryle Tube (1921) and described (and suffered from) Angor animi (1928)
Further reading
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