July 19 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with July 19.
Events
Births
1900 – Charles Skinner Hallpike (1900-1979), English otologist. Described the Dix-Hallpike Test (1952) and Peep-Show technique for pure tone audiometry (1947)
1934– Ann J. Johanson (1934-2020), American pediatric endocrinologist; described Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome (1971)
Deaths
1861 – Francis Rynd (1801-1861), Irish surgeon. Pioneered subcutaneous (hypodermic) opiate injection for neuralgia (1844) and the Rynd hypodermic needle (1861)
1975 – Winifred Mayer Ashby (1879-1975), English born, American pathologist. Described the Ashby technique (1919) for determining the volume and life span of red blood cells in humans.
Further reading
BA MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM. Emergency physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby, medical history, medical education, and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Editor-in-Chief and Webmaster of Life in the Fast lane, LITFL | On Call 4e| Eponyms | Books | Horology |