1680 –1681 BORELLI, Giovanni Alfonso (1608 – 1679)

De motu animalium. 2 pts.

Borelli originated the neurogenic theory of the heart’s action and first suggested that the circulation resembled a simple hydraulic system. He was the first to insist that the heart beat was a simple muscular contrac…

GMN 3669.3 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1749

1835 QUETELET, Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796 – 1874)

Sur l’homme et le développement des facultés, ou essai de physique sociale. 2 vols.

Quetelet’s statistical researches on the development of the physical and intellectual qualities of man, and an exposition of his concept of the “average man”, which became the by-word of quantitative studies. "Quétele…

GMN 1698.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/2457

1981 GOULD, Stephen Jay (1941 – 2002)

The mismeasure of man.

A critique of statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism. "Gould argues that the primary assumption underlying biological determinism is that, “worth can be assigned to individuals …

GMN 13068 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15320

2002 COMMITTEE ON THE BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF STEM CELL RESEARCH

Stem cells and the future of regenerative medicine.

In 2001 this report cited the following diseases with high prevalence in the United States as likely candidates for stem cell research: Cardiovascular Disease: 58 million U.S. patients Automimmune Disease: 30 million …

GMN 13598 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15877

2011 PRESCOTT, Catherine D.; POLAK, Dame Julia Margaret (1939 – 2014)

The delivery of regenerative medicines and their impact on healthcare. Edited by Catherine D. Prescott and Dame Julia Polak.

GMN 13319 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15586

2012 DEL MAESTRO, Rolando Fausto (1949 – ); DELORME, Sébastien; LAROCHE, Denis; DIRADDO, Robert

A physics-based virtual simulator for cranial microneurosurgery training.

"Abstract "BACKGROUND: "A virtual reality neurosurgery simulator with haptic feedback may help in the training and assessment of technical skills requiring the use of tactile and visual cues. "OBJECTIVE: "To develop a…

GMN 14013 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16320

2013 INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Science, governance, and the pursuit of cures

The California Institute for Regenerative medicine was the first state-fund institution that provided stable, in-state funding on a very large scale for biomedical research. "The California Institute for Regenerative …

GMN 13284 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15550

2016 OWEN, Harry

Simulation in healthcare education: An extensive history.

The first history of this topic on the history of mannikins and the unusually wide variety of devices, including interactive software, used in the training of the different specialties in medicine and nursing.

GMN 8847 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/11025

2017 PERKINS, Barbara Bridgman

Cancer, radiation therapy, and the market.

GMN 10555 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12748

2018 RIVAS, Homero; WAC, Katarzyna

Digital health: Scaling healthcare to the world. Edited by Homero Rivas and Katarzyna Wac.

Probably the first book published on "digital health." "This book presents a comprehensive state-of the-art approach to digital health technologies and practices within the broad confines of healthcare practices. It p…

GMN 10121 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12310

2019 DEL MAESTRO, Rolando Fausto (1949 – ); WINKLER-SCHWARTZ, Alexander; YILMAZ, Recai; ET AL

Machine learning identification of surgical and operative factors associated with surgical expertise in virtual reality simulation.

"Abstract "Importance Despite advances in the assessment of technical skills in surgery, a clear understanding of the composites of technical expertise is lacking. Surgical simulation allows for the quantitation of ps…

GMN 14014 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16321

2022 KUNG, Tiffany Hsiang; CHEATHAM, Morgan; CHATGPT (GENERATIVE PRE-TRAINED TRANSFORMER); TSENG, Victor; ET AL

Performance of ChatGPT on USMLE: Potential for AI-assisted medical education using large language models.

Abstract: "We evaluated the performance of a large language model called ChatGPT on the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), which consists of three exams: Step 1, Step 2CK, and Step 3. ChatGPT performed at o…

GMN 14106 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16417