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It was discussed in relation to the childbed fever crisis at Vienna General Hospital in the 19th century, detailing how doctors, despite their education, failed to practice proper hygiene, leading to preventable deaths.
He wrote a book called The Doctor's Plague about the situation at Vienna General.
— Episode: 72. Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors
Episode: 72. Lottery Loopholes and Deadly Doctors
It was discussed in relation to the childbed fever crisis at Vienna General Hospital in the 19th century, detailing how doctors, despite their education, failed to practice proper hygiene, leading to preventable deaths.
He wrote a book called The Doctor's Plague about the situation at Vienna General.
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It was discussed in the context of Vienna General Hospital's high mortality rate in the maternity ward during the mid-19th century, focusing on the role of doctors and the spread of infection.
Professor Sherwin Newland, he's a professor of medicine at Yale. He wrote a book called The Doctor's Plague about the situation at Vienna General Hospital.