Reflexology Similar practices have been documented in the histories of China and Egypt. Reflexology was introduced to the United States in 1913 by William H. Fitzgerald, M.D. (1872–1942), an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and Edwin F. Bowers. Fitzgerald claimed that applying pressure had an anesthetic effect on other areas of the body. It was modified in the 1930s and 1940s by Eunice D. Ingham (1889–1974), a nurse and physiotherapist. Ingham claimed that the feet and hands were especially sensitive, and mapped the entire body into "reflexes" on the feet, renaming "zone therapy" reflexology. "Modern reflexologists use Ingham's methods, or similar
Proton therapy Walden Estate to install a machine in Harley Street, the heart of private medicine in London. First patient treatment at Harley Street is expected in the second half of 2020. Proton Partners International is developing three centres in Newport, Wales, Bomarsund, Northumberland, and Reading, Berkshire which are expected to open in 2017. 77 Bortfeld, Thomas R. and Jay S. Loeffler (2017) Three ways to make proton therapy affordable. Nature 549, 451–453 (28 September 2017) doi:10.1038/549451a Proton therapy In the field of medical procedures, proton therapy, or proton radiotherapy, is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons