Topic: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in February 2026.

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Peter Cowan | The 49ers Substation Story, EMF, & Light Health

Heliotherapy History, Nobel Prize and Clinical Sunlight Use

The conversation reviews the historical use of sunlight in clinical medicine, noting that heliotherapy was a standard treatment for tuberculosis and rickets before the pharmaceutical era. Figures like August Rollier and Florence Nightingale utilized direct sunlight in patient recovery, and Dr. Niels Finsen received the 1903 Nobel Prize for treating lupus with light therapy.

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