Event poster for talk by Sheena Evans at Putney Library about Dame Janet Vaughan on 16 April
Biographer Sheena Evans will be speaking about Dame Janet Vaughan's extraordinary life at Putney Library on Thursday evening:
#putney #london #historyofmedicine #womeninscience #oxford
The Woman Who Cured Leprosy And Was Erased: The Alice Ball Story. #AliceBall #WomenInScience #Leprosy #HistoryOfMedicine #BlackScientist
youtu.be/AP9E1VxzlBY?...
Before the Medical Act of 1858, most doctors were independent entrepreneurs competing for patients. After the Act everything changed.
This book uncovers how this shift reshaped daily medical practice in Colchester – and the lives of ordinary people.
www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...
#HistoryofMedicine
Naming #Pathology from #Antiquity to the #EarlyModern Period
Edited by Alessandra Foscati and Michèle Goyens
Info: bit.ly/4ca0YUx
#HistoryOfMedicine #Medicine #HistoryOfScience #HistSci
Learn about fair tests of treatment through history, in the #TrialsTuesday series from
@jameslindlibrary.bsky.social
#HistoryOfMedicine #EBM #EBHC #RCT
Bremer's work repositions the POW at the centre of wartime psychiatry and exposes the entanglement of discipline, productivity and care.
Read her full 🔓 Open Access article here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...
#WWI #Histodons #HistoryOfMedicine #OpenAccess
As Artemis II heads for the moon, this article 👇 contains a case study of the role of clinical trials in the discovery of artemisinin as an antimalarial.
www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/the...
#Artemis #Artemisin #Malaria #MedHist #HistoryOfMedicine
We will be adding more content soon, so be sure to keep an eye on our website and while you're there, why not sign up to our newsletter so you can keep up-to-date with the latest developments? #oralhistory #blackhistory #csa #historyofmedicine #historyofchildhood #sociologyofchildhood
On World Tuberculosis Day, this article on clinical trials for the treatment of TB in China illustrates the development of these fair tests of treatments through history
www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/his...
#WorldTuberculosisDay #TB #HistoryOfMedicine
thermometer that allowed for quick, bedside temperature monitoring. Beyond medicine, he was a scholar of history and classical studies. He is seen as a crucial bridge between Victorian-era medicine and the 20th century #HistoryOfMedicine #HistoryOfScience #histmed #Yorkshire
Poster for the article - off-write text on a dark green background, with a photo of a desk with books behind the green background. The poster features DSQ's logo in blue letters and information regarding the article such as the title and authors, listed in the post.
New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2
Misdiagnosing the Past: Heidi, Nostalgia, and the Cure That Wasn’t There
Christiana Salah (Hope College)
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#DisabilityStudies #Disability #Literature #HistoryOfMedicine
April 1857 when her daughter Beatrice was born. Image: John Snow memorial, York / diamond geezer / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 and Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), British physician / Public Domain #HistoryOfMedicine #epidemiology #anaesthesia #York #Heritage #ScienceHistory
2/2 The paper was so well reported that it has a special place in the history of #statistics providing data for Student's famous paper ‘The probable error of a mean’ a few years later.
www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/cus...
#HistoryOfMedicine #ClinicalTrials
Learn about fair tests of treatment through history, in the #TrialsTuesday series from
@jameslindlibrary.bsky.social
#HistoryOfMedicine #EBM #EBHC #RCT
Sympathy isn’t just an emotion—it’s a cornerstone of medical ethics! From Hippocratic ideals to modern patient care, this concept bridges empathy and healing, shaping centuries of practice. (Q2374696) #MedicalEthics #HistoryOfMedicine
Academic stuff:
Currently starting work on a paper about Obeah in a history of science context, where I research it with the same historiographical respect as I would when talking about the humours or Paracelsus.
#histsci #hsts #historyofmedicine
www.pts.edu/schaff-2026
On 21–22 April Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will host the 2026 Schaff Lecture—“Healing Body and Soul”—with Dr. Esther Chung-Kim (Claremont McKenna College). Register to attend in person or online
#earlymodern #Reformation #HistoryofMedicine #HistoricalTheology
The 1950s and 1960s were called “two miraculous decades” in nephrology.
Why? And how did those breakthroughs ultimately lead to today’s dialysis-centered system?
bit.ly/3DamjQ9
#HistoryOfMedicine #Nephrology
TODAY!! Tues, Feb 17th, from noon-1pm, in person or online, hear Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, present "The Man Who Founded the World's Largest Health Company: Eli Lilly", this month's John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Talk!! Details at: zurl.co/91iEU
#historyofmedicine
#RLML #IUmedschool
Join us for the next JSB HOM Talk on Tues, Feb 17, from noon -1pm. "The Man Who Founded the World's Largest Health Company: Eli Lilly" is offered in person in Daly 186 or online. More at: zurl.co/pDlvB .
#historyofmedicine
#RLML #IUmedschool
Why did doctors once treat illness by removing fluids from the body?
This episode of Good In Theory looks at the four humours and how this ancient idea shaped medicine for centuries.
Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/four-...
#MedicalHistory #Podcast #HistoryOfMedicine #AncientGreece
2026 marks 150 years of Eli Lilly!! On Tues, Feb 17, join us for the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Talk "The Man Who Founded the World's Largest Health Company: Eli Lilly" in person (Daly 186) or zoom. zurl.co/pehTZ
#historyofmedicine
#RLML #IUmedschool
Learn about fair tests of treatment through history, in the #TrialsTuesday series from
@jameslindlibrary.bsky.social
#HistoryOfMedicine #EBM #EBHC #RCT
Join us for the next JSB HOM Talk on Tues, Feb 17, from noon -1pm. "The Man Who Founded the World's Largest Health Company: Eli Lilly" is offered in person in Daly 186 or online. More at: zurl.co/91iEU .
#historyofmedicine
#RLML #IUmedschool
#TrialsTuesday #5
Gold featured as an ineffective treatment for tuberculosis in last week's Trials Tuesday. This week, I feature a person who shares the name of the element - Harry Gold – to illustrate the history of the "double blind" trial. 1/8 #DoubleBlind #HistoryofMedicine
Join us for the next JSB HOM Talk on Tues, Feb 17, from noon -1pm. "The Man Who Founded the World's Largest Health Company: Eli Lilly" is offered in person in Daly 186 or online. More at: zurl.co/91iEU .
#historyofmedicine
#RLML #IUmedschool
Learn about fair tests of treatment through history, in the #TrialsTuesday series from @jameslindlibrary.bsky.social
#HistoryOfMedicine #EBM #EBHC #RCT
Why did people blame disease on bad smells?
This episode of Good in Theory explores miasma theory and how it shaped health and daily life for centuries. Discover what changed and how it helped prevent deaths.
Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/miasm...
#PublicHealth #HistoryOfMedicine
