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  2. History of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese was founded in 1887 by the London Missionary Society, with its first graduate (in 1892) being Sun Yat-sen, who later led the Chinese Revolution (1911). The Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese was the forerunner of the School of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, which started in 1911.

  3. History of medicine in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In Philadelphia, the Medical College of Philadelphia was founded in 1765, and became affiliated with the university in 1791. In New York, the medical department of King's College was established in 1767, and in 1770, awarded the first American M.D. degree.

  4. Timeline of medicine and medical technology - Wikipedia

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    1518 – College of Physicians founded now known as Royal College of Physicians of London is a British professional body of doctors of general medicine and its subspecialties. It received the royal charter in 1518 [57] 1510 – 1590 – Ambroise Paré surgeon [57]

  5. List of drugs by year of discovery - Wikipedia

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    Seeds likely used for herbalism have been found in archaeological sites of Bronze Age China dating from the Shang dynasty [10] (c. 1600 BCE–c. 1046 BCE). Over a hundred of the 224 drugs mentioned in the Huangdi Neijing – an early Chinese medical text – are herbs. [ 11 ]

  6. History of pharmacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The college, which was founded as an association to advance the discipline of pharmacy not just a university, quickly became a game-changer: in 1824 they published "carefully determined formulas" for the fabrication of (formerly) "secret-formula" patent medicines previously imported from the UK, an essential step toward self-sufficient ...

  7. Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Medicine is the science [1] ... a 2007 survey of literature reviews found that about 49% of the interventions lacked sufficient evidence to support either benefit or ...

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Dr. Michael Fingerhood, an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is the medical director of a primary care practice that treats 450 patients with buprenorphine. In 2009, the practice found that some 40 percent of its patients dropped their Suboxone regimen after a year.

  9. Hippocrates - Wikipedia

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    Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.