Home›Sources›WikipediaSourcesWikipediaOnline Reference EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMedicine Atlas. "Wikipedia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMedicine Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{medicineatlas-wikipedia, author = {Medicine Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia}, year = {2026}, url = {https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedWikipedia is a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, used here as a general reference for institutional and treatment history facts where a dedicated academic source was not available for this wave of research.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (124 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesWikipediatier 2Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationClaims Backed By This Source (124 claims)This source backs 124 claims across the atlas. As facts: 68 well-attested, 6 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 12 holds, 4 connected, 1 critiqued Here. Plus 33 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicTreatments, 31 claims: 14 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 10 general references.Healers, 24 claims: 13 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 critiqued Here, 5 general references.Medical Institutions, 24 claims: 12 well-attested, 6 holds, 6 general references.Discoveries, 17 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 7 general references.Medical Specialties, 12 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 general references.Open Questions, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Conditions, 2 claims: 2 connected.Well-attested68ArticlesThe Secret Program That Found ArtemisininDiscoveriesGerm Theory of DiseaseIsolation of HIVIsolation of InsulinPenicillinStructure of DNAVaccinationX-raysHealersAndreas VesaliusEdward JennerElizabeth BlackwellGalenTu YouyouMedical InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDoctors Without BordersJohns Hopkins MedicineMayo ClinicNational Health ServiceWellcome TrustMedical SpecialtiesGastroenterologyPulmonologyRheumatologyOpen QuestionsWhen Did Couching for Cataracts Originate?SourcesWikipediaTreatmentsAnesthesiaAntiretroviral TherapyBlood TransfusionBloodlettingCataract SurgeryChemotherapyInsulin TherapyPhysical TherapyRadiotherapyVaccinationScholarly debate6HealersGalenTreatmentsAntiretroviral TherapyBlood TransfusionInsulin TherapyPhysical TherapyRadiotherapyHolds12DiscoveriesVaccinationHealersAndreas VesaliusEdward JennerGalenMedical InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionJohns Hopkins MedicineMayo ClinicNational Health ServiceRed Cross MovementWorld Health OrganizationTreatmentsOrgan TransplantationPhysical TherapyConnected4ConditionsArthritisAsthmaDiscoveriesDiscovery of Helicobacter pylori as a Cause of Peptic Ulcer DiseaseHealersTu YouyouCritiqued Here1HealersAndreas VesaliusGeneral References33ArticlesThe Secret Program That Found ArtemisininDiscoveriesGerm Theory of DiseaseIsolation of HIVIsolation of InsulinPenicillinStructure of DNAVaccinationX-raysHealersAndreas VesaliusEdward JennerElizabeth BlackwellGalenTu YouyouMedical InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDoctors Without BordersJohns Hopkins MedicineMayo ClinicNational Health ServiceWellcome TrustMedical SpecialtiesGastroenterologyPulmonologyRheumatologyOpen QuestionsWhen Did Couching for Cataracts Originate?TreatmentsAnesthesiaAntiretroviral TherapyBlood TransfusionBloodlettingCataract SurgeryChemotherapyInsulin TherapyPhysical TherapyRadiotherapyVaccinationTake a Related QuizThe Founding Wave of Medicine AtlasIncludes a question about Wikipedia.Contested Origins: Attribution Disputes in MedicineIncludes a question about Wikipedia.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year