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Gaetano Donizetti caught the Great Pox as student in Bologna. The first symptoms of his venereal disease appeared in 182...
10/08/2026

Gaetano Donizetti caught the Great Pox as student in Bologna. The first symptoms of his venereal disease appeared in 1828 at age 31.He died in 1846 and an autopsy confirmed cerebrospinal syphilis. https://bit.ly/4rNmVAa

A recent review of 13 studies involving 3,951 patients has cast doubt on the diagnostic accuracy of earlobe creases for ...
10/07/2026

A recent review of 13 studies involving 3,951 patients has cast doubt on the diagnostic accuracy of earlobe creases for detecting active coronary disease. More likely, an earlobe crease is simply another independent marker for identifying individuals at elevated cardiovascular risk, alongside features such as age and gender. http://bit.ly/46WnDl6

In the Fall 2026 issue of Hektoen International, we honor the sacrifice of those who came before us. In celebration of t...
10/07/2026

In the Fall 2026 issue of Hektoen International, we honor the sacrifice of those who came before us.

In celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, learn more about George Washington's vision issues, his deadliest enemy, and his last days, as well as physicians of the Revolution, the forgotten Founder, and other fascinating views into US history.

Finally, thank you to all who submitted to the 2026 Hospitals of Note Essay Contest. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks. We're excited to share these deep dives into hospital history with our readers!

Read the full issue free at hekint.org

Sir William Osler has been called the father of modern medicine. He was the “compleat” physician, a scientist and humani...
10/06/2026

Sir William Osler has been called the father of modern medicine. He was the “compleat” physician, a scientist and humanist, and he exerted an immense influence on the medical world of his time. He was also called “a physician of two continents,” and his name is honored as much in England as in America. http://bit.ly/4AIh1o1

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights portrays the character Catherine Earnshaw as enthralled by an all-consuming, passionate...
09/29/2026

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights portrays the character Catherine Earnshaw as enthralled by an all-consuming, passionate, insurmountable, and destructive love. But is love really the root cause of her tragic death? https://bit.ly/3V7c483

Does the beguiling woman in the Johannes Vermeer’s legendary Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) have syphilis? A visible e...
09/28/2026

Does the beguiling woman in the Johannes Vermeer’s legendary Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) have syphilis? A visible early-stage chancre on her lip, and sparsity of eyelashes and eyebrows indicate the possibility. https://bit.ly/4AwURVQ

LAST CALL: The 2026 Hospitals of Note Essay Contest ends in one week!Submit your article on a hospital's history or inno...
09/24/2026

LAST CALL: The 2026 Hospitals of Note Essay Contest ends in one week!

Submit your article on a hospital's history or innovations by 11:59 PM CST on October 1, 2026 to be considered for the $5,000 grand prize. We're excited to read your work!

https://hekint.org/2026-hektoen-essay-contest/

AI is now part of the language of medicine. How does a young physician benefit from using it? One physician incorporate...
09/17/2026

AI is now part of the language of medicine. How does a young physician benefit from using it? One physician incorporates AI to enhance, but not replace, evidence-based medicine. But as we train the next generation of physicians, we must use it to strengthen our clinical voice. It cannot speak for us: https://bit.ly/4y3PvQa

In 1846, while a crowd watched, Dr. John Collins Warren operated on a patient using ether as anesthesia at the Massachus...
09/14/2026

In 1846, while a crowd watched, Dr. John Collins Warren operated on a patient using ether as anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital. When the patient, a young printer, woke up, he remarked it felt “as though the skin had been scratched.” Dr. Warren proclaimed, “Gentlemen, this is no humbug.” News spread rapidly, marking the birth of anesthesia and painless surgery. https://bit.ly/4y0MRe4

Frederick A. Cook, MD (1865 – 1940), is often regarded as the first physician explorer of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Ex...
09/12/2026

Frederick A. Cook, MD (1865 – 1940), is often regarded as the first physician explorer of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The controversy persists as to the primacy of his claim of having “first” reached the North Pole. You decide: https://bit.ly/4yuTfKm

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