In 1855, contracting rabies was a death sentence. When a nine-year-old boy named Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog, Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux put a revolutionary treatment to the test.
All in Medicine
The Pap in Smear
A doctor who in 1928 figured out that cervical and uterine cancer could be easily detected using a vaginal smear.
The Man Behind the Maneuver
Henry Heimlich is credited with the lifesaving abdominal thrust, but that was just one of his contributions to the world.
Great Race of Mercy
On this day a dogsled team completed a 674 mile journey across ice and snow to deliver a life-saving anti-toxin.
The Execution of William Burke
It was on this day that the infamous serial killer and body snatcher, William Burke, was executed in a public hanging.
John Jeffries
The first successful flight across the English Channel was on this day.
Appreciating the Appendix
Turns out the appendix is like a reserve tank filled with all kinds of good bacteria that the digestive system needs to keep things on track.
Outbreak
In 1976, Air Force veteran Ray Brennan became the first of 34 people to die from a mysterious illness at a Legionnaire's convention in Philadelphia.