The retrospective diagnosis of famous people has been described as one of the lowest
forms of medical history. 1 Nevertheless, scientific reports speculating on the illnesses of …

Reassessment of the illnesses of famous historical figures has sometimes led to revised
diagnosis and provided insights into former areas of medical practice. However, such …

We are fascinated by other people's problems; we are fascinated by celebrity-and when
celebrities have problems, the effect is synergistic, rather than additive. This is not merely the …

How do you recognise a flower? By its name! In Western tradition, an equation in Chemistry
or a geographic landmark was named after the person who described or discovered it first. It …

In recent years, the rapid evolution of scientific research on DNA has unlocked the codes to
genetic conditions and contributed unveiling the causes of diseases once unknown. All this …

The most common way is to add an apostrophe's' to the name of a person. In grammar, this
is called a synthetic genitive, possessive type. An example of this is 'Hodgkin's disease', a …

While most medical eponyms honor the physician who first (or most prolifically) described
the disease, a minority are named for the location of description (eg, Lyme disease …

Medical Eponyms: Praise and Criticism Page 47 Proceedings of the 11th Annual History of
Medicine Days WA Whitelaw-March 2002 ~ 34~ MEDICAL EPONYMS: PRAISE AND …

Foreword In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages
(boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her …

If so, it's a dangerous joke in a VERY improper place. Know that not everyone has the same
culture as you do and may take it as a serious case report, such as I was taking-thought the …