Virchow
Americannoun
noun
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Wilhelm Roux, who studied under Virchow and later absorbed Charles Darwin’s influence, saw something darker: a “struggle of the parts,” with individual cells vying fiercely for resources and dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Dr. Virchow wrote that “mass disease means that society is out of joint.”
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021
A Prussian doctor, Rudolf Virchow, described the social determinants of health long before the phrase was coined.
From Scientific American • May 13, 2021
At Virchow hospital in Berlin, doctors not only stopped shaking hands with their patients - even non-contagious ones - but are actively encouraging them to follow the example as cases in Germany hit 66.
From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2020
Virchow was the perfect role model for anyone who wanted to change the world, or at least lessen the inequality between the rich and poor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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