Dr. Saul Hertz (4/20/1905-7/28/1950) and radioactive iodine therapy Submitted by Evan Graber, DO Based on studies that demonstrated that the thyroid takes up iodine, Hertz created…
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Historical Tidbit: Philip Edward Smith, Ph.D. (January 1, 1884-December 8, 1970) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Philip Smith developed methods to safely remove pituitary…
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Historical Tidbit: Philip Showalter Hench, MD (February 28, 1896-March 30, 1965) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D Philip Hench administered cortisone to several patients with…
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Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 to 27 July 1917) and cachexia strumipriva Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D Cachexia strumipriva, a condition having the signs…
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Historical Tidbit: Alfred F. Hess, MD (9 October 1875 to 5 December 1933) and the Prevention of Rickets Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D Alfred…
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Historical Tidbit: James Bertram Collip (20 November 1892 to 19 June 1965) and Parathyroid Hormone Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D “Bert” Collip was a…
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Historical Tidbit: Dr. David Marine (20 September 1880 to 6 November 1976) and NaI as goiter prophylaxis Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D David Marine,…
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Historical Tidbit: Graves’ disease….or is it? Submitted by Evan Graber, DO In 1835 an Irish physician Sir Robert Graves first reported 4 women with “violent and…
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Historical Tidbit: Early evidence of psychosocial effects on growth -Frederick II (13th century Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Italy and Germany) Submitted…
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Historical Tidbit: A cautionary genetics tidbit Submitted by Walter L. Miller, MD Whole exome sequencing (WES) aims to determine the sequence of all protein-coding segments (‘exons’)…
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