May 30 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 30.

Events

No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded


Births

1845 – Camillo Bozzolo (1845-1920), Italian physician; described Bozzolo sign of aortic regurgitation (1887), and Kahler-Bozzolo disease (1897) [multiple myeloma]

1846Angelo Mosso (1846-1910), Italian physiologist; described The Mosso Method and Mosso Balance (1880, 1882); and Mosso’s Laws of Exhaustion as described in La Fatica

1849Edgard Hirtz (1849-1916), German born, French trained physician; described Hirtz Sign (1911)


Deaths

1966Edgar ‘Gar’ Alexander Pask (1912-1966), English anaesthetist; described and researched high altitude parachute descents, life jackets and their efficiency, methods of artificial respiration and hypothermia prevention


Further reading

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