Welcome to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in
Science® site!
This site celebrates twentieth-century leaders in biomedical
research and public health. It makes the archival collections
of prominent scientists, physicians, and others who have
advanced the scientific enterprise available to the public
through modern digital technology.
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Featuring: The Henry Swan Papers
American surgeon Henry Swan II pioneered
the use of hypothermia--cooling
patients to a very low
body temperature--to make possible
the first open-heart surgeries.
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