September 14 – On This Day in Medical History

What happened on September 14? Explore notable medical events, breakthroughs, births and deaths from across history in LITFL’s On This Day (OTD)

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with September 14.

Events

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Births

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Deaths

1938Sanders Thalheimer Frank (1938-1997), American pulmonologist; described Frank’s sign (1973)

2001Barbara Mary Ansell (1923-2001), English paediatric rheumatologist; described Ansell-Bywaters-Elderking syndrome (1975)


Further reading

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