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29 Apr
Author: Skylar Hedgeman, Museum Blog

A Note From the Collection: Seeing the Difference: Ophthalmology vs. Optometry

  • April 29, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Eye care is extremely important, after all, many people use their eyes as a tool to navigate through th...

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14 Feb
Author: Ursula Buba, Museum Blog

A Note From The Collection: Lovesick on Valentine’s Day

  • February 26, 2025
  • By author-avatar imss
Relics of St. Valentine of Terni at the basi...

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02 Jan
Mansion, Museum Blog

Knitting Bandages at 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive: The Charitable Work of Eleanor Robinson Countiss

  • January 17, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Did you know that the historic building that houses the International Museum of Surgical Science was no...

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18 Dec
Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: Diabetic Cataracts – From Ancient Couching to Modern Surgical Solutions

  • January 17, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Explore the fascinating journey of diabetic cataract treatments, from ancient surgical techni...

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06 Dec
Museum Blog

Summer Youth Intern Reflection: Aislin Anstee

  • January 17, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Over the summer, IMSS had the privilege of working with two, bright young Chicago-area students through...

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04 Dec
Museum Blog

Summer Youth Intern Reflections: Lin Saquin

  • January 17, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Over the summer, IMSS had the privilege of working with two, bright young Chicago-area students through...

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27 Nov
Author: Isabella De Soriano, Museum Store, Uncategorized

10 Gift Ideas for the Curious Kids in Your Life

  • November 27, 2024
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Looking for a gift that will spark your child's imagination and ignite their curiosity about anatomy an...

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26 Nov
Museum Blog

A Year In Review: Health In Space – Daring to Explore

  • January 17, 2025
  • By author-avatar Lisa Atkinson
Most of us will never know the experience of space trave...

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31 Oct
Author: Isabella De Soriano, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: X-Rays in Breast Cancer (Part 2)

  • December 4, 2024
  • By author-avatar imss
Picture 3. A mammogram X-ray picture of a human female breast with no signs of breast cancer. Source: CDC

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16 Oct
Author: Isabella De Soriano, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: X-Rays, Coolidge Tubes, and Breast Cancer (Part 1)

  • November 12, 2024
  • By author-avatar imss
Picture 1. c.1901. An original X-ray print of two human hands in the International Museum of Surgical Science col...

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