1890–1899

1896 CE

#3857

Sugli effeti dell’ estirpazione delle ghiandole paratiroidee.

Demonstration that tetany follows removal of the parathyroids. A French translation of the paper is in Arch. ital. Biol., 1896, 25, 459-64.

1896 CE

#3309

Sur l’étiologie et sur les lésions anatomo-pathologiques de la pourriture d’hôpital.

Vincent described a fusiform bacillus and a spirillum which, in association, were responsible for hospital gangrene. Later, in Arch. int. Laryng., 1898, 11, 44-48, he showed these two organisms to be present in &ldquo…

1896 CE

#4583

Sur le réflexe cutané plantaire dans certaines affections organiques du système nerveux central.

Plantar reflex or Babinski response or Babinski sign.

1896 CE

#2001

Sur les radiations émises par phosphorescence.

The discovery of radioactivity – research stimulated by Roentgen’s discovery of x rays. In 1903 Becquerel received half of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 "in recognition of the extraordinary services he h…

1896 CE

#4226.1

Sur un série de quarante opérations pratiquées sur la rein.

First planned nephrostomy.

1896 CE

#3688

The “x” rays in the practice of dental surgery.

Harrison was the first to describe a method of making dental radiographs.

1896 CE

#238

The cell in development and inheritance.

Wilson emphasized the function of cytology in the study of embryology, heredity, evolution and general physiology. The above work has been called the single most influential treatise on cytology of the 20th century. T…

1896 CE

#1131.1

The chemistry of the thyroid gland and the nature of its active constituent.

Isolation of a globulin afterwards named thyroglobulin.

1896 CE

#2684.1

The clinical application of the roentgen rays in surgical diagnosis.

First clinical application in America, published in March, 1896.

1896 CE

#5444

The diagnosis of the invasion of measles from a study of the exanthema as it appears on the buccal mucous membrane.

Koplik, American pediatrician, was the first to note and report on “Koplik’s spots”, the buccal spots which are an important early diagnostic sign in measles.

1896 CE

#444.1

The diary of a resurrectionist 1811-1812, to which are added an account of the resurrection men in London and a short history of the passing of the Anatomy Act.

First-hand account of the activities of the so-called “sack-em-up” men who flourished in England and Scotland until passage in 1832 of the Anatomy Act provided legal means for physicians to obtain cadavers…

1896 CE

#2684

The discovery of a bullet lost in the wrist by means of the Roentgen rays.

This was probably the first published report of the clinical use of x rays (February 22).

1896 CE

#5205.1

The lupoid form of the so-called “groin ulceration” of this colony.

Granuloma inguinale distinguished from other similar lesions in the genital region.

1896 CE

#2998

The operative treatment of varicose veins, with especial reference to a modification of Trendelenburg’s operation.

Moore’s operation of high resection of the saphenous vein for treatment of varicosities.

1896 CE

#4585

The physiology and pathology of the cerebral circulation.

1896 CE

#13882

The surgical peculiarities of the American negro. A statistical inquiry based upon the records of the Charity Hospital of New Orleans, LA., Decennium 1884-'94.

Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.

1896 CE

#2684.3

The x-ray and its application to dentistry.

First dental radiography in America.

1896 CE

#6103

Über Blasen-Gonorrhöe.

Wertheim demonstrated the gonococcus in acute cystitis.

1896 CE

#2803

Ueber chronische unter dem Bilde der Leberzirrhose verlaufende Perikarditis (perikarditische Pseudoleberzirrhose) nebst Bemerkungen über die Zuckergussleber.

“Pick’s disease” – pericardial pseudocirrhosis of the liver.

1896 CE

#6101

Ueber das Fibrosarcoma ovarii mucocellulare (carcinomatodes).

Original description of “Krukenberg’s tumor”.

1896 CE

#1889

Ueber das Pyramidon, ein Antipyrinderivat.

Filehne was responsible for the introduction of amindopyrine (pyramidon).

1896 CE

#13046

Ueber den Einfluss des atmosphärischen Kohlensäuregehalts auf die Temperatur der Erdoberfläche.

Arrhenius used basic principles of physical chemistry to estimate the extent to which increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are responsible for the Earth's increasing surface temperature, the "greenhouse effect."

1896 CE

#6102

Ueber den künstlichen Ersatz der Scheide.

Mackenrodt’s operation for the plastic reconstruction of the vagina.

1896 CE

#1179

Ueber die Bildung des Corpus luteum bei der Maus.

1896 CE

#1524

Ueber die Funktion der Netzhautstäbchen.

On the function of the retinal rods.

1896 CE

#3516.1

Ueber Gastroskopie.

Rosenheim’s gastroscope.

1896 CE

#5212

Ulcerative endocarditis due to the gonococcus; gonorrheal septicemia.

Thayer and Blumer found the gonococcus in cases of gonorrheal endocarditis.

1896 CE

#4365.1

Un cas de déformation congénitale des quatre membres, plus prononcée aux extrémités, charactérisée par l’allongement des os avec un certain degré d’amincissement.

“Marfan syndrome”. Marfan described only the skeletal deformities. He called the condition dolichostenomelia. Later writers recorded bilateral ectopia lentis and cardiovascular complications in this syndrome.

1896 CE

#2804

Un nuovo sfigmomanometro.

Riva-Rocci’s sphygmomanometer marked the end of the search for a simple clinical method of estimating the blood-pressure. Abridged English translation in Ruskin (No. 3160.1).

1896 CE

#10607

Versuche über Photographie mittelst der Röntgen’schen Strahlen.

"Eder was the director of an institute for graphic processes and the author of an early history of photography. With the photochemist Valenta, he produced a portfolio in January 1896, less than a month after Wilhelm C…

1896 CE

#13592

Women in medicine.

Kelly was one of the first influential male physicians in America to advocate for the advancement of women physicians. This presentation was primarily a review of Elizabeth Blackwell's Pioneering work in opening the m…

1896 CE

#5111

Zur aktiven Immunisierung des Menschen gegen Cholera.

Kolle introduced the killed cholera vaccine.

1896 CE

#3516

Zur Anwendung des Röntgenschen Verfahrens in der Medicin.

Becher introduced a solution of lead into the stomach of a guinea-pig, making it opaque to x rays; he thus showed the possibility of radiological diagnosis of gastric disease.

1896 CE

#5755.1

Zwei neue Methoden der Rhinoplastik.

First free bone graft to the nose. Abridged English translation in No. 5768.2.

1896 CE–1897 CE

#4503

On a form of chronic joint disease in children.

“Still’s disease”, chronic articular rheumatism in children. See also Nos. 4499 and 6356.

1896 CE–1934 CE

#433

Handbuch der Anatomie des Menschen. 32 parts.

An important collective work.

1897 CE

#3397

First attempt at improving hearing by fenestration. No title; forms part of a paper by R. Passe.

1897 CE

#10296

A catalogue of scientific and technical periodicals, 1665-1895. Together with chronological tables and a library checklist. 2nd edition.

Includes one of the most comprehensive listings of scientific periodicals, including medical, up to the time of publication. The chronological tables show the runs of the various journals within a time frame. There ar…

1897 CE

#1573

A contribution to the history of the respiration of man.

1897 CE

#2807

A simple and accurate form of sphygmomanometer or arterial pressure gauge contrived for clinical use.

Hill and Barnard made an important modification to the Riva-Rocci sphygmomanometer when they substituted a pressure gauge in place of the mercury manometer used for pressure readings.

1897 CE

#2308

Adaptation in pathological processes.

Reproduced in Bibliotheca Medica Americana, Baltimore, 1937, Vol. 3.

1897 CE

#719.1

Alkoholische Gärung ohne Hefezellen.

Discovery of cell-free fermentation, the turning point in the study of enzymes. In 1907 Buchner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his biochemical researches and his discovery of cell-free fermentation."

1897 CE

#12218

Application de la méthode Roentgen à l'examen d'un anéurisme de la crosse aortique. Présentation du malade et de la preuve radiographique.

With the help of Oudin and Barthélemy Béclère established the first laboratory of radiology in Paris. This was among the first applications of x-rays for the diagnosis of aortic disease, and also …

1897 CE

#12800

Audubon and his journals by Maria R. Audubon. With zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues. 2 vols.

A biographical study by his grand-daughter, based on previously unpublished letters and journals of John James Audubon. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1897 CE

#6954

Autobiography of Andrew T. Still, with a history of the discovery and development of the science of osteopathy. Together with an account of the founding of the . . . . . American School of Osteopathy; and lectures delivered before that institution from time to time during the progress of the discovery.

Still founded osteopathy, and opened the first school of osteopathy, now A.T. Still University, in 1892. He was also an early promoter of preventive medicine and the philosophy that physicians should focus on treating…

1897 CE

#6106

Bakteriologie des weiblichen Genital-Kanales. 2 vols.

1897 CE

#5941

Beiträge zur Aetiologie der Bindehautenzündungen. Ueber chronische Diplobacillenconjunctivitis.

Description of the diplobacillary form of chronic conjunctivitis.

1897 CE

#13184

Bibliografia malpighiana: Catalogo descrittivo delle opere a stampa di Marcello Malpighi e degli scritti che lo riguardano

1897 CE

#3228

Chirurgie du poumon en particulier dans les cavernes tuberculeuses et la gangrène pulmonaire.

Describes (p. 31) first cure of tuberculosis by removal of lung apex.

1897 CE

#2510

Contribution à l’ètude des intoxications alimentaires. Recherches sur des accidents à caractères botuliniques provoqués par du jambon.

Cl. botulinum was discovered by van Ermengem in cases of food poisoning.