May 15 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 15.
Events
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Births
1848 – Karl Wernicke (1848-1905), German neurologist and psychiatrist. Described Wernicke’s area, Wernicke’s aphasia (1874), Wernicke encephalopathy (Wernicke syndrome) (1881), Wernicke hemianopic pupil (1883), Wernicke’s cramp (1904)
1901 – Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901-1963), American pediatrician and pathologist; described Cystic Fibrosis (1938) and Andersen disease (1956) [Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV (GSD IV)]
1925 – Mary Frances Lyon (1925–2014), English geneticist; described Lyon hypothesis (1961) [X-chromosome inactivation, Lyonisation]
Deaths
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Further reading
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