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“A considerable breakdown in my health has scared me from the anxieties, responsibilities and excitement of my profession; whether temporarily or permanently cannot yet be determined but, whatever may be the issue, be assured that nothing was better calculated to soothe me than the kind interest manifested by the pupils of Guy's Hospital during the many trying years devoted to that institution.”

Quote by Thomas Addison

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Thomas Addison, born on April 2, 1793, and died on June 29, 1860, was a renowned British physician and physiologist. He is best known for his research on Addison's disease, a condition affecting the adrenal cortex. more

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