Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with December 18.

Events

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Births

1881 – Gladys Dick (1881-1963), American physician, pathologist and vaccinologist; described the Dick Test (1924)

1910 – Gertrud Dina Schachenmann (1910-1997), Swiss pediatrician; described Smith-Theiler-Schachenmann syndrome (1966)

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Deaths

1973 – Friedericke Mathilde Saur (1888-1973), German born, American pathologist; worked alongside George Hoyt Whipple to describe Whipple disease (1907) and fundamentally shape our understanding of anaemia and liver therapy

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Further reading