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First medical journal that focuses on the science of medicine rather than care strategies is published.

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Two journals published by the Medical Society of Ghent (Belgium) begin to publish work from a range of authors, including by non-physicians, that focus on the science of medicine rather than operating as trade journals that showcase the practices and techniques of various individual doctors. This shift will move to medical journals across Europe and the United States, beginning a process where academic journals determine the standards for scientific research and the shape of the medical canon.