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The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing and Briefly Saved Lives
- tcj_phx 9y agoThis is a good write-up about Semmelweis' findings - it has some points which I was not previously aware of. "The Semmelweis reflex or "Semmelweis effect" is a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmelweis_reflex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmelweis_reflex The phenomenon of rejecting advancements is pervasive throughout medicine, even today.