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This child was treated with insulin in 1922 by Frederick Banting and Charles Best, who a year earlier first isolated the insulin hormone for use in diabetic therapy. Only two months separate the "before" and "after" pictures

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Assal, J.-P., photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Child
World Health Organization
Abstract:
Two views of a child suffering from diabetes; the before and after views reflect the change after treatment with insulin. Verso: WHO/18198. EURO. Diabetes. SM 5-1979.
Copyright:
WHO must be mentioned in accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151014
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437087 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013823
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437087