“Remarkably, Bichat was able to describe and name twenty-one membranes in the human body, including connective, muscle, and nerve tissue, before he died accidentally in 1802 after falling down the steps of his own hospital.” — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“The symptoms syphilis engendered worsened over time. In addition to the unsightly skin ulcers that pockmarked the body in the later stages of the… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“If Lister had nursed any hope that his diligence and reasoned argument concerning his antiseptic system would convert the American audience, he would be… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“Erysipelas was one of four major infections that plagued hospitals in the nineteenth century. The other three were hospital gangrene (ulcers that lead to… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“Remarkably, Bichat was able to describe and name twenty-one membranes in the human body, including connective, muscle, and nerve tissue, before he died accidentally… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“From the moment he looked through the lens of his father’s microscope to the day he was knighted by Queen Victoria, his life was… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
“The best that can be said about Victorian hospitals is that they were a slight improvement over their Georgian predecessors. That’s hardly a ringing… — Lindsey Fitzharris Copy Share Image
