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#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research identifying cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research identifying cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research identifying cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research identifying cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research identifying cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts and Sails Book 1 - Adventurous Historical Fiction "Women could not be surgeons. She did it anyway." Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Alina Rubin Rating: 4.5/5 (1,164 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #MedicalFiction #WomenInMedicine #Adventure #Regency #Booksky

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts an...

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts and Sails Book 1 - Adventurous Historical Fiction "Women could not be surgeons. She did it anyway." Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Alina Rubin Rating: 4.5/5 (1,164 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #MedicalFiction #WomenInMedicine #Adventure #Regency #Booksky

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts an...

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts and Sails Book 1 - Adventurous Historical Fiction "Women could not be surgeons. She did it anyway." Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Alina Rubin Rating: 4.5/5 (1,164 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #MedicalFiction #WomenInMedicine #Adventure #Regency #Booksky

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts an...

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts and Sails Book 1 - Adventurous Historical Fiction "Women could not be surgeons. She did it anyway." Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Alina Rubin Rating: 4.5/5 (1,164 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #MedicalFiction #WomenInMedicine #Adventure #Regency #Booksky

A Girl with a Knife: Hearts an...

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #Histodons #AmericanHistory

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #Histodons #AmericanHistory

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #Histodons #AmericanHistory

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #Histodons #AmericanHistory

#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #Histodons #AmericanHistory

started a #wikipedia article on US physician, medical missionary in Turkey from 1892 to 1932, Caroline Frances Hamilton (1861-1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Frances_Hamilton @wikiwomeninred @smithcollege #smithcollege #WestHartford #Turkey #Aintab #Gaziantep #WomeninMedicine #armeniangenocide1915

started a #wikipedia article on US physician, medical missionary in Turkey from 1892 to 1932, Caroline Frances Hamilton (1861-1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Frances_Hamilton @wikiwomeninred @smithcollege #smithcollege #WestHartford #Turkey #Aintab #Gaziantep #WomeninMedicine #armeniangenocide1915

started a #wikipedia article on US physician, medical missionary in Turkey from 1892 to 1932, Caroline Frances Hamilton (1861-1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Frances_Hamilton @wikiwomeninred @smithcollege #smithcollege #WestHartford #Turkey #Aintab #Gaziantep #WomeninMedicine #armeniangenocide1915

started a #wikipedia article on US physician, medical missionary in Turkey from 1892 to 1932, Caroline Frances Hamilton (1861-1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Frances_Hamilton @wikiwomeninred @smithcollege #smithcollege #WestHartford #Turkey #Aintab #Gaziantep #WomeninMedicine #armeniangenocide1915

started a #wikipedia article on US physician, medical missionary in Turkey from 1892 to 1932, Caroline Frances Hamilton (1861-1944): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Frances_Hamilton @wikiwomeninred @smithcollege #smithcollege #WestHartford #Turkey #Aintab #Gaziantep #WomeninMedicine #armeniangenocide1915

FIRST POST HERE on this platform 🙌🏽

Joining the medical side of this incredible #Fediverse

Who am I?
I am a double-boarded (almost triple) badass woman GI doctor living in Los Angeles. I am a champion for #womeninmedicine #trainees and get excited talking about #Gastroenterology #MedEd #interventionalGI #obesity #Endobariatrics

Let’s get the #GITwitter #MedTwitter crowd together once again to once again connect and build.

IN OTHER NEWS...

came out of surgery a few hours ago. had a moment in the surgery room when i looked around and all the doctors and nurses were women.

am 57 years old and it was the first time in my life i looked around and it was all women, of all ethnicities and races, attending to my health.

#RepresentationMatters and, more than ever, we need to uplift #WomenInMedicine, especially #Surgeons #Radiologists #Anesthesiologists and yes, #Oncologists

#GetChecked #Mammograms

Dr. Sophia Bethena Jones, M.D. (1857 – 1932) was the first black woman to graduate from the #UniversityOfMichigan Medical School. She went on to found the nursing program at #Spelman College.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_B._Jones

#HistoryOfMedicine #Histmed #BlackInMedicine #WomenInMedicine #BlackDoctors

started a #wikipedia article on Malaysian physician Latifah Bee Ghows (1911-2005), trained in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dublin, was a medical officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Penang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latifah_Bee_Ghows @wikiwomeninred #Malaysia #MuslimWomen #WomeninMedicine #WWII

March is #WomensHistoryMonth

In honor of our #WIM #WomeninMedicine, this week I write about Women who Rock #publichealth

Many have been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

These are true #trailblazers and #heroes -- many of their stories are reflected in our experiences today.

Read more here
https://ankitasagarmd.substack.com/p/policy-heroes-and-women-who-rock

Special recognition to AMWA
Also, NIH for creating the Changing the Face of Medicine initiative -- documenting the history of females contributing to #STEM

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

#Vietnamese #doctor Tran Thi Hien has made significant strides in developing a #CancerTreatment derived from #BreastMilk.

Early trials on bladder #cancer patients have shown promising results & the next phase of testing will focus on colorectal cancer patients.

https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20250215/vietnamese-doctor-researches-breast-milkbased-cancer-treatment/84573.html

#AsianMastodon #Vietnam #VietmeseMedicine #TootSEA #ASEANNews #SouthEastAsia #Medical #MedicineResearch #MedicalScience #HealthcareResearch #CancerResearch #WomenInMedicine

Going for a Mastodon test drive and hoping for a little fresh air here. Who’s around from #HIVTwitter #IDTwitter #MedTwitter #WomenInMedicine #WomenInSTEM?

Weiterbildung interventionelle Kardiologie. Nur Männer anwesend.
Wo sind die Kardiologinnen? Oder hat keiner daran gedacht sie einzuladen?

#Kardiologie #Medicine #WomenInMedicine

Doing #introduction again because people said I should use more tags :
I'm looking to be a part of a community that advocates for science, knowledge, compassion, and basic human decency.

I'm a doctor from India, aspiring to be an academic #neurosurgeon. I love #histmed, #eponyms, and #etymology. I am an avid reader and writer!
I love everything #Brain. 🧠
#WomenInMedicine

The ultimate goal is to live at the intersection of science and art and everything of beauty!

started a #wikipedia article on Indian bioethicist Vasantha Muthuswamy (1948-2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasantha_Muthuswamy @wikiwomeninred #India #bioethics #womeninmedicine #Diedin2023

#medicine #education #education #health #recruitment #leader #event #community #publichealth #school #coach #Coaching #coachlife #coaches #coachinglife #coachable #coachellastyle #CoachingTips #coachwallet #coachingbusiness #coachusa #meded #mededu #mededicated #advocacy #WomenInMedicine #WIM #WIMMonth #medicine #education #education #health #recruitment #leader #event #community #publichealth #school #opportunity

#medicine #education #education #health #recruitment #leader #event #community #publichealth #school #coach #Coaching #coachlife #coaches #coachinglife #coachable #coachellastyle #CoachingTips #coachwallet #coachingbusiness #coachusa #meded #mededu #mededicated #advocacy #WomenInMedicine #WIM #WIMMonth #medicine #education #education #health #recruitment #leader #event #community #publichealth #school #opportunity

Check out my review of Lydia Reeder's The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine that Changed Women's Lives Forever.
#NetGalley #TheCureforWomen #StMartinsPress #womeninmedicine

https://strangersights.com/the-cure-for-women-by-lydia-reeder/

started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine

started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine

started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine

started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine

started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine