List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine

[3] The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany.

Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years.

The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death.

[5] Laureates have won the Nobel Prize in a wide range of fields that relate to physiology or medicine.

^ C. The citation for each award is quoted (not always in full) from nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Foundation.

For a full account of the work done by each Nobel laureate, please see the biography articles linked from the name column.