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

Events

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Births

1880 – Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880-1967), French neurologist; described Barré sign (1919), Guillain-Barré syndrome (1916), and Barré-Liéou syndrome (1926)

1914 – Bernard Raymond Fink (1914-2000) was a British-American anesthesiologist; described Fink effect (1955), Fink Laryngoscope Blade (1958), Fink Non-rebreathing Valve (1954), and Fink Vallecular Airway

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Deaths

1975 – Thomas Geoffrey Barlow (1915-1975), English Orthopaedic surgeon; described the Barlow maneuver (Barlow test) (1961)

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