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Boston's Medical History: Walk Longwood Medical Area NEW!

Boston has a very long tradition of leadership in the medical profession dating back to the introduction of the smallpox inoculation into the colonies by Dr. Zabdiel Boylston and Cotton Mather in 1721, and the founding of Harvard Medical School by Dr. John Warren in 1782. On this tour, we will explore today's world-renowned community of hospitals, academic institutions, and biomedical research centers of the Longwood Medical Area. In this city within a city, walk among Joslin Diabetes Center, Children's Hospital, and two of the flagship teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Learn of their landmark medical contributions such as the iron lung, and first successful kidney transplant and remission of acute leukemia. You'll hear stories of famous physicians, including some scuttlebutt as well. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

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