2007 PACKARD, Randall M. (1945 – )

The making of a tropical disease: A short history of malaria.

GMN 13290 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15556

2015 TU (TU YOUYOU), Youyou (1930 – )

NOBEL LECTURE: Discovery of Artemisinin - A gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world.

In 1972 Tu Youyou discovered Artemisinin, the standard treatment worldwide for P. falciparum malaria as well as malaria due to other species of Plasmodium. Artemisinin is extracted from Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood…

GMN 14260 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16581