Medicine
- June - The first pediatric hospital, the Hôpital des Enfants Malades, opens in Paris, on the site of a previous orphanage.
- London Fever Hospital founded.
- Charles Bell publishes The Anatomy of the Brain, Explained in a Series of Engravings.
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Famous quotes containing the word medicine:
“Good medicine is bitter, but it cures illness.”
—Chinese proverb.
Confucius.
“Socialized medicine, some still cry, but it’s long been socialized, with those covered paying for those who are underinsured. American medicine is simply socialized badly, penny wise and pound foolish.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“After you eat always take a walk, and you’ll never have to go to a medicine shop.”
—Chinese proverb.
Rhyme.