26 Nov Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog A Note from the Collections: The Lithotomy: A Sordid History November 26, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. The history of bladder stone removal is both long and stomach-churning. Also known as calculi, the Latin ... Continue reading
10 Oct Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog A Note from the Collection: The Chamberlen Family Secret October 10, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. In the International Museum of Surgical Science’s permanent collection, we have a great deal of forceps o... Continue reading
23 May Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog, Uncategorized A Note from the Library: Prominence and Peril as a Royal Court Physician May 23, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. The Thorek Manuscript and Rare Book Collection is home to Melchior Weikard’s Der Philosophische Artz, a b... Continue reading
05 May Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog A Note from the Collection: The Pretty Ladies of Tlatilco May 5, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. Cinco de Mayo is here, and to celebrate the occasion we are delving into our collection to examine what m... Continue reading
10 Apr Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog A Note from the Library: Dr. Louis Shapiro, International Man of Medicine April 10, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. When we catalogue texts at the Thorek Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection, one of the pieces of informa... Continue reading
13 Mar Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog, Uncategorized A Note from the Library: Dr. Paulus Pfann’s Mysterious Book of Medical Recipes March 13, 2018 By imss Published by Sally Monroe. One of the most exciting things about the Thorek Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection is that it conta... Continue reading