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Blue-light jaundice treatment

Recorded year1958

Richard Cremer at Rochford Hospital shows lamps clear jaundice in newborns, and phototherapy cots become standard in baby units.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.