Forgotten HealersVivien Thomas: The Carpenter Who Helped Pioneer Heart SurgeryHe never went to college, was paid as a janitor, and stood on a step stool coaching the surgeon through one of the first heart operations on a baby. The story of Vivien Thomas, and what it means for the 40,000 American babies born with heart defects every year.Central Health Editors · 5 min
Forgotten HealersIgnaz Semmelweis: The Doctor Mocked for Saying Wash Your HandsIn 1847 a young doctor in Vienna noticed that mothers were dying far more often in the ward run by doctors than in the one run by midwives. His simple fix saved lives, and his colleagues ridiculed him for it. Here is his story, and what clean hands still do for your family today.Central Health Editors · 4 min
Forgotten HealersDr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler: The First Black Woman Doctor in America and Her Mission to MothersIn 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman in the US to earn a medical degree. She went south after the Civil War to care for freed people, called it real missionary work, and wrote a book for mothers. Her mission still matters, because Black mothers today die at nearly 3.5 times the rate of white mothers.Central Health Editors · 5 min
Forgotten HealersMother Seacole: The Jamaican Healer Who Fed and Nursed Soldiers When She Was Turned AwayWhen the British Army refused her offer to serve as a nurse, Mary Seacole paid her own way to the Crimean War, set up a place for food, supplies and rest near the front, and cared for wounded soldiers who came to call her Mother. Her story, and how to care for sick neighbors with food today.Central Health Editors · 5 min
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