The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical ...

The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have ...

Before the 18th century, medical institutions had been few and ... These new hospitals adopted modern methods of training and practice, under the guidance of doctors - a profession which was ...

Today, clinical trials are an essential part of medical research that can lead ... But a new analysis of an 18th century study by Francis Hauksbee the Younger just four years before Lind’s ...

Bergen County's first doctors faced many challenges, including isolation, limited resources and an unpredictable workload.