Tag: bleeding disorders
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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition: III. The Bris: Jewish ritual circumcision and hemophilia
Matthew Migliozzi David Forstein Sarah Rindner Robert Stern New York City, New York, United States The circumcision of Isaac. The Regensburg Pentateuch, 1305, now in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Historically, Jewish contributions to public health measures have not been given adequate attribution. The previous articles in this series have documented (1) the ancient Jewish…