In 1901 she discovered that Hodgkin's disease was not a form of tuberculosis, by noticing the presence of the cell (Reed-Sternberg cell) characteristic of the disease.
Në vitin 1901 ajo zbuloi se sëmundja Hodgkin nuk ishte një formë e tuberkulozit, duke e vërejtur praninë e qelizave (Reed-Sternberg) karakteristike e sëmundjes.