Leading Physician Makes Medical Breakthrough
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36399/tem23w95Keywords:
Thomas Addison , adrenal glands , Addison's disease, EndocrinologyAbstract
Asha Waugh graduated from the University of Glasgow with an Honours degree in Human Biology, but she has always had an interest in history and literature. Throughout the course of her degree, Asha read about Addison’s disease and was particularly intrigued by it. She was inspired to write this fictional paper combining physiology and history after reading about Thomas Addison’s life in a local magazine and being moved by his story.
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