July 12 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 12.
Events
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Births
1813 – Claude Bernard (1813-1878) was a French physician and physiologist; described Bernard-Horner syndrome (1862), and Bernard Syndrome (1852). Introduced the concept of the milieu intérieur, the stable internal environment necessary for cellular function
1849 – Sir William Osler (1849-1919), Canadian born, British physician; described Osler nodules, Osler Sign I (1898), Oslerus osleri (1877), Vaquez-Osler disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber disease
1856 – Augustus Desiré Waller (1856-1922), Franco-British physiologist; recorded the first human electrocardiogram At St Mary’s Hospital in May 1877
1908 – Norman Reynolds James (1908-1987), Australian anaesthetist. Invented the James ventilator (1950), and James Autohand ventilator (1964).
Deaths
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Further reading
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