Saving countless lives, the Lister way… On March 16, 1867, Joseph Lister published a paper with results announcing his antiseptic system in The Lancet.What followed was a series of articles, On ...

Not very long ago, you could die from a broken arm--and many did. That all changed with an idea we think of as pretty basic today: surgery needs to be sterile. On this day in 1867, Joseph Lister ...

Joseph Lister made his most important breakthroughs in antiseptic surgery while working at Glasgow Royal Infirmary from 1861 until 1869 . ... education and working conditions, ...

Joseph Lister was English, but he spent most of his career in Scotland. Lister was born in the village of Upton, in Essex, England, and studied at University College, London.

To read The Butchering Art, you should have a stronger stomach than mine.. The book makes no bones (pun unfortunately intended) about what you'll find inside — it's subtitled Joseph Lister's ...

1867: British surgeon Joseph Lister performs the first surgery under antiseptic conditions. Death rates would plummet, but you should still be thankful you were born in the 20th century and not ...

Joseph Lister carried out his first operation while a student, saving the life of a mother of eight after she was stabbed by her drunken husband, historians discover.