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The Doctor Who Was Killed For Saying “Wash Your Hands”

March 30, 2024 • Christina • Season 2 • Episode 13

The incredible and tragic true-story of how Austrian doctor, Ignaz Semmelweis, discovered that washing hands could save lives, and why he was ultimately murdered for it.

SOURCES: https://flashbak.com/a-brief-history-of-hand-washing-how-a-basic-hygienic-practice-took-decades-to-catch-on-426044/

http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/05/internal-medical-examination-of-woman.html

https://janeaustensworld.com/2010/11/27/male-doctor-examines-a-woman-circa-1800-jane-austens-world/

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ignaz-semmelweis-doctor-prescribed-hand-washing

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02493-w

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/dr-semmelweis/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807776/