Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 8.

Events

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Births

1873 – Walter Arthur Bastedo (1873-1952), Canadian-American gastroenterologist; described Bastedo sign (1909) in appendicitis

1881 – Elmer Isaac “Ira” McKessen (1881-1935) was an inventor, physician and engineer. Designed the McKesson Intermittent (1910), McKesson Automated Nargraf (1930), McKesson Metabolor (1925), McKesson Metabolor Calculator (1934), and McKesson Oxygen tent

1940 – Ina Mae (née Middleton) Gaskin, American midwife; described the Gaskin (all-fours) manoeuvre in childbirth (1977)

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Deaths

1709 – William Cowper (1666-1709), English surgeon; described Cowper’s glands and Cowper’s fluid (1699)

1948 – Hulusi Behçet (1889-1948), Turkish dermatologist; described Behçet disease (1937)

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