October 25 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 25.
Events
Births
1806– William Russ Pugh (1806-1897), English anaesthetist and surgeon; invented Pugh’s Inhaler (1846)
Deaths
1979 – Leo George Rigler (1896-1979), American radiologist; described Rigler sign (1941), the Rigler triad (1941), Rigler notch sign (1955), and the Hoffman-Rigler sign (1965)
1988 – Harold Leeming Sheehan (1900-1988), English physician; described Sheehan syndrome (1937)
Further reading
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