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Hand-washing and careful hygiene are integral parts of modern medicine, but that wasn't always the case. In fact, it was considered routine for some doctors to move straight from autopsies to delivering babies without even thinking to clean their hands. Ignaz Semmelweis dedicated his life to advocating for the practice of hand-washing. Tragically, his theories, though largely accurate by today's medical standards, were roundly and summarily dismissed by his colleagues, his friends, and even his family. Though he found tangible results through applying his theories in his own work, Semmelweis could not prevent thousands of patients from dying from preventable causes. This is the tragic story of the doctor who pioneered hand-washing.

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Early Life | 0:00
Germ theory | 0:56
The first and second clinics | 2:19
Cadaveric material | 3:24
Wash your hands | 4:37
The theory spreads | 5:47
Return to Hungary | 7:06
Criticism of hand-washing | 8:16
Publishing his research | 9:39
Breaking down | 10:54
An untimely death | 11:47
Legacy of hand-washing | 12:29

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