You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician?
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Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.
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Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.
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Today we celebrate one of the first female doctors born in Canada was also a pioneer in enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, Maud Leonora Menten.
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Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.
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February 29th is Rare Disease Day, and today we’re featuring a scientist with a rare perspective on a rare disease: Dr. Laura Manuelidis.
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It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease. In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.
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Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.
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Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.
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