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An immigrant Irish contingent in the crowd at the execution of William Burke in Edinburgh in 1829. 1829 年在爱丁堡处决威廉-伯克时，人群中的爱尔兰移民队伍。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-25 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241273567

Ken Donaldson, Christopher Henry

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Captain George Blair RAMC: A doctor prisoner of the Japanese in Singapore and Taiwan in the Second World War. 乔治-布莱尔 RAMC 上尉：第二次世界大战期间在新加坡和台湾被日军俘虏的医生。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241266313

Katherine M Venables

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Lest we forget: Johann Alexander Vogelsang-a pioneer in maxillofacial surgery in East Germany. 我们不能忘记约翰-亚历山大-沃格尔桑（Johann Alexander Vogelsang）--东德颌面外科的先驱。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241273592

Felix Marschner

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Diabète Maigre and Diabète Gras Revisited. 重访 Diabète Maigre 和 Diabète Gras。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241273566

H Connor, A J M Boulton

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Wilhelm Keller MD (1818-1877) and the emergence of xenobiochemistry. 威廉-凯勒医学博士（1818-1877 年）与异生物化学的出现。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241273694

Stephen Mitchell, Rosemary Waring

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Exploring the medical practices in the Vijayanagar Empire: Insights from historical research. 探索维查耶那加尔帝国的医疗实践：来自历史研究的见解。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1177/09677720251320436

Siddhant Mishra, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Manish Vyas

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Francis Sibson (1814-1876): A serial specialist. 弗朗西斯·西布森（Francis Sibson, 1814-1876）：一位连环专家。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1177/09677720251316348

Henry Connor

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'Jus viperinum': Francis Home (1719-1813) and his experiments on the benefits of viper broth in skin disease. “毒蛇肉汤”：弗朗西斯·霍姆（1719-1813）和他对毒蛇肉汤治疗皮肤病的益处的实验。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI: 10.1177/09677720251317804

Shanghavie Loganathan, Max Cooper

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Thomas Lewis Mackesy (1790-1869): Eminent surgeon of Waterford. 托马斯·刘易斯·麦克西（1790-1869）：沃特福德著名的外科医生。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1177/09677720241311205

Rhianna van Riel-Jameson, Max Cooper

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Xavier Landerer (1809-1885): A pioneer of the study of thermal waters in Greece. 泽维尔·兰德勒（1809-1885）：希腊研究热水的先驱。

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Journal of Medical Biography Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1177/09677720251316982

Panagiota Karatsi, Maria Myronidou Tzouveleki, Antonios Karpouzis, Niki Papavramidou

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