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A Name to Remember

The stories of doctors who gave their names to medical conditions and diseases

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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James Parkinson
The life and career of the polymath who gave his name to Parkinson's disease
23 Jul 1999,13 mins
Thomas Addison
Setting the record straight on one of the fathers of modern medicine
23 Aug 1999,12 mins
Thomas Hodgkin
The life and career of the pathologist and pioneer in preventive medicine
26 Aug 1999,13 mins
Sir Charles Bell
The life and career of the physician who gave his name to the condition Bell's Palsy
08 Sep 1999,13 mins
Graham Hughes
Dr Graham Hughes talks about the condition that bears his name
09 Sep 1999,13 mins