Feature: How Have Arabs Contributed to Modern Medicine?

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Presenter: Saad Zaatari

Delivered: DC on October 6, 2016

In this afikra feature, Saad Zaatari traces the evolution of medicine in the Arab region, highlighting its historical development and lasting legacy.

Sources & Future References

• How Islam Changed Medicine - PMC

• Ibn Nafis – A Forgotten Genius In The Discovery Of Pulmonary Blood Circulation - PMC

• Hydrocephalus and Its Management in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics Vol 106, Issue 6

• Insights into Neurologic Localization by Al-Razi (Rhazes), a Medieval Islamic Physician - MuslimHeritage

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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