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    The London Hospital Survival Predictor, London, England, 197 - 1 year(s) ago

    The London Hospital Survival Predictor predicted whether patients in a coma following heart attacks would survive. It was the forerunner to brain function monitors. It was also an early example of a neural network. Neural networks ‘learn’ from the data collected. The condition of being ‘brain dead’ was influentially described in 1968 by a Harvard University Group. It was subsequently introduced…

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    Categories: Critical Care, Latest Headlines
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      It’s almost hard to believe this was a thing, but the London Hospital Survival Predictor was used to simplify EEG interpretation into a single ominous dial with results somewhere between ‘Survivor’ & ‘Irreversible Brain Damage’ https://t.co/kbCkrxO5Sr https://t.co/mSo4Tb0ob0

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    Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy - 2 year(s) ago

    The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.

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    Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest Headlines
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      BogochIsaac

      Smallpox vaccine, 1796: "Jenner turned a rustic, thatched summerhouse into the world’s first free vaccination clinic. There he ensured that this life-saving medical intervention was available on the basis of need, rather than ability to pay." https://t.co/RyPVTD8U6l by @owentg

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    Echocardiography. - 2 year(s) ago

    Dr. Derek Gibson lectures on the history and importance of the echocardiogram.

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    Categories: Cardiologists, Latest Headlines
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      RIP Derek Gibson one of the giants of British Cardiology ⁦⁦@RBandH⁩ who passed away yesterday Here he is giving a lecture on m-mode echo in 1976 ⁦@iamritu⁩ ⁦@hahn_rt⁩ Wellcome Collection https://t.co/EZiZCnShZy

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    Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy - 3 year(s) ago

    The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.

    Source: Wellcome Collection
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Rheumatology
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      DrAiLynTan

      Edward Jenner’s founding principles of #vaccination ☑️Free at point of delivery, available to everyone, no matter who they were or where they were from Jenner's 'clinical trial' 👉🏽https://t.co/Ch0EByDqCT by @owentg @ExploreWellcome #COVID19 #COVIDVaccination #CovidVaccine https://t.co/fw68P9n1PE

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    A history of medical masks - 4 year(s) ago

    The now ubiquitous face mask was first used by artists working with toxic substances. See how its design and use has evolved over centuries of plagues and pathogens.

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      ...used animal-bladder skins as masks while crushing cinnabar, or mercuric sulphide, a toxic mineral used for pigmentation in decorations!😱 Thank goodness we've come a long way since!😷 A history of medical #masks 👉🏽https://t.co/maUahvayHE via @ExploreWellcome #WearAMask https://t.co/EAFCjV3FAy

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