Template:Did you know nominations/Edinburgh City Hospital

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  • ... that triple therapy for treating tuberculosis, introduced at the Edinburgh City Hospital, became standard treatment worldwide? Source: "... treatment which became known as "The Edinburgh method” using triple therapy of streptomycin, para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and isoniazid, became the standard treatment of tuberculosis for the next fifteen years worldwide." Source Gellene, University
    • ALT1:... that Milestone House at the Edinburgh City Hospital was the first custom-built AIDS hospice in the UK? Source: "In 1991 Milestone House, the first purpose-built AIDS hospice in the UK... Source Waverley Care
    • ALT2:... "the combination of three antibiotics, for treating tuberculosis, introduced at the Edinburgh City Hospital, became standard treatment worldwide? Source: "... treatment which became known as "The Edinburgh method” using triple therapy of streptomycin, para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and isoniazid, became the standard treatment of tuberculosis for the next fifteen years worldwide." Source Gellene, University
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Life_in_Her_Hands

Moved to mainspace by Iainmacintyre (talk). Self-nominated at 18:52, 29 November 2020 (UTC).

  • Comment What about a slight rewording of the main hook as "... that Edinburgh City Hospital was the first to introduce the triple therapy treatment of tuberculosis, which went on to become standard practice worldwide?" With some slight edits to Tuberculosis management, you can link to that page for triple therapy as well. Nice work! Footlessmouse (talk) 22:49, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Many thanks Template:Ping I'm always a bit hesitant about using the word "first" in this context. I've looked at your suggestion about rewording Tuberculosis management to provide a link but I think it would entail including details on the Streptomycin/PAS/Isoniazid combination which I don't feel competent to do. Template:Ping, Template:Ping can you help on this one please. Papamac (talk) 12:05, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Sure..will have a look. Crofton demonstrated at Edinburgh, that triple therapy (Streptomycin/PAS/Isoniazid combination) could cure TB. The story is given in The greatest story never told [1], and other places [2] and an interview with Crofton for the WHO [3]. Triple therapy was developed by the Edinburgh team and the research would have involved several Edinburgh hospitals. I'll add the story to a history section in Tuberculosis management and look at how to link as per your suggestions. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:55, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
  • What do you think about simplifying it to "the use of three antibiotics for treating tuberculosis, introduced at..."? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:48, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Thanks Template:Ping. I think "triple therapy" implies that the antibiotics were taken concurrently - the all important innovation to reduce drug resistance. "...the use of three antibiotics " somehow doesn't convey that. Would "...use of three antibiotics taken concurrently..." complicate the hook too much?Papamac (talk) 18:41, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
  • how about "three antibiotics at the same time" or a "combination of three antibiotics"? Whispyhistory (talk) 19:11, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
  • I like "the combination of three antibiotics, introduced at the" Triple therapy dose not emphasize that we are talking about antibiotics Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:22, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Thanks for helpful comments. Ready for review. Papamac (talk) 14:56, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
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