Traute Lafrenz The righteous
“She is a heroine of freedom and humanity.”
From This is True for 20 March 2023
medicine
Doctors, surgeons, and other medical practitioners. Researchers are usually under research.
Eugene Nagel EMS pioneer
Nagel got one of the first paramedic units up and running — and coined the term “paramedic”.
From This is True for 15 January 2023
Alan B. Scott Ophthalmologist
Dr. Scott figured out a drug could dramatically help multiple ailments. Including mine.
From This is True for 26 December 2021
Barbara Hillary Adventurer
Hillary was the first Black woman to reach the North, then the South, Poles.
From This is True for 1 December 2019
Bernard Fisher Surgeon
Fisher proved to be right: with his data-driven treatment protocols, the 10-year survival rate for breast cancer more than tripled.
From This is True for 20 October 2019
Shuping Wang Whistleblower
Wang exposed a terrible problem in China that was widely spreading AIDS and hepatitis.
From This is True for 29 September 2019
Stewart Adams Pharmacist
Adams headed the team that created the first successful nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (or “NSAID”) since aspirin.
From This is True for 3 February 2019
Ellsworth Wareham Heart surgeon
“I think that if you’re old, you should keep away from old people. And keep with young people.”
From This is True for 16 December 2018
Earl Bakken Electric tinkerer
Bakken invented the first portable battery-operated pacemaker.
From This is True for 28 October 2018
Arvid Carlsson Dopamine doctor
Carlsson came up with the first effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
From This is True for 8 July 2018