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Salvarsan, also known as 606, was a synthetic drug developed by the scientist Paul Ehrlich in 1909 to treat syphilis. It was a path-breaking development that revolutionized the American medical profession’s ability to treat the disease. When World…

In an effort to halt the progress of venereal disease in the army, Young and others tried to implement various preventative measures. One was education. Progressives, at the time, would have preferred that American men abstain from the “vice” of…

In 2013, Dr. Wei-Ping Andrew Lee (front center) performed the first-ever bilateral arm transplant at Hopkins. The patient was Brendan Marrocco (on Lee’s left), a veteran of the Iraq War

Seated, from left to right: 1) Prof. G. C. Whipple; 2) Dr. G. C. Shattuck; 3) Miss H. Bailey; 4) Miss A. Fitzgerald; 5) Dr. R. P. Strong; 6) Miss G. Cowlin; 7) Dr. Lina Potter; 8) Mr. H. E. Scarborough. Standing, from left to right: 1) Mr. C. R.…

Service Medal awarded by United States where it is known as the World War I Victory Medal or simply the Victory Medal. Any member of the U.S. military who served between 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918, 12 November 1918 to 5 August 1919 in European…

Maltese cross made of metal with red enamel arms and a circle in the center bearing the profile of King George V on the front; suspended from a dark blue ribbon with crimson edge stripes. Inscriptions Back: “Faith,” “Hope,” “Charity,” and “1883” each…

Medal awarded to Alice Fitzgerald for her work during World War I to open a Hospital in Rimini, Italy for Venetian refugees. Circular medal with a large cross on the front and the image of a crowned eagle on the back; suspended from a white ribbon…