May 13 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 13.
Events
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Births
1838 – Arthur Ernest Sansom (1838-1907), English physician; described Sansom sign I (1895), Sansom sign II (1892). Designed the Sansom binaural (double) stethoscope (1891) and Sansom pleximeter (1891)
Deaths
1925 – Howard Henry Tooth (1856–1925), English neurologist; described Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (1886)
Further reading
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