Published by Erin Newton While surgical textbooks and treatise on diseases can tell us much about the history of medicine, it is important to remember that the men and women … Continue reading A Note from the Library: Florence Nightingale Through Letters
Published by Erin Newton “William Smellie,” photoprint. Accessed 1/8/2020. <http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101429306> William Smellie (1697-1763) is often referred to as the father of British obstetrics. He spent most of his long career … Continue reading A Note from the Library: Smellie’s ‘Treatise on Midwifery’: A debate between theory and practice
Published by Nada Abdelrahim Even those of us that are only slightly acquainted with the medical field can appreciate the way it has come to be an interdisciplinary practice. Medical … Continue reading A Note from the Library: One Hit Wonder of 1698
Published by Erin Newton Japanese historians commonly refer to the years between 1603 and 1867 as the Tokugawa Period, named for the Tokugawa Shogun whose family ruled the country during … Continue reading A Note from the Library: On Obstetrics and Gender in Tokugawa-Period Japan
Published by Nada Abdelrahim Above Left: Spine view, De medicina. Alter, ut ab almeloveenio editus est. A. 1713. Above Right: Back view, De medicina. Alter, ut ab almeloveenio editus est. … Continue reading A Note from the Library: De Medicina—A Complete Medical Text for its Time
Published by Anupama Suresh Painting depicting the first successful cesarean section in Latin America in 1844. By Enrique Grau. xx1995.814.3 International Museum of Surgical Science Collection When I first saw … Continue reading History of Physician Gender Dynamics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published by Annagh Devitt Bugs. Many permit some of them; caterpillars and butterflies are beautiful symbols of change, but maggots and moths have much more ominous presence. Lady bugs are … Continue reading Entomotherapy: The Medical Use of Insects
Published by Annagh Devitt Most visitors to the Museum recognize something “off” about this skeleton. This ‘something’ is hard to pin down; perhaps it is the unsettling face, or the … Continue reading The Fabrication of Anatomy
