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WAM Curator to speak on Ethical Concerns about the Origins of Legacy Anatomical Collections

July 8, 2021

The Center is pleased to announce that Dominic Hall, Curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum, is presenting as part of a special series of webinars being offered by the American Association for Anatomy on Anatomical Legacy Collections.

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Center to Reopen to HUID Holders on August 3

July 8, 2021

The Center for the History of Medicine is excited to announce that it will open to all Harvard University ID (HUID) holders on Tuesday, August 3. 

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Register now! Celebrating A Lady Alone: The Life of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell

May 21, 2021

Join us for the first-ever enhanced Zoom presentation of portions of N. Lynn Eckhert,'s one-woman play, A Lady Alone. Following the production, Dr. Eckhert will be joined by both featured actress Christine Farrell and director Kevin Confoy, both theater professors at Sarah Lawrence College, for an interactive discussion about Dr. Blackwell’s historical relevance to women in medicine.

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March 2: 17th Annual Estes Lecture with Anne Harrington

February 24, 2021

The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to share information about the Boston Medical Library's 17th Annual J. Worth Estes Lecture with speaker Anne Harrington on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00PM EST via Zoom.

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Remembering Bernard Lown

February 18, 2021

It is with great sadness that the Center for the History of Medicine learned of the passing of Dr. Bernard Lown on Monday, February 15 at the age of ninety-nine.

Describing Better: Audience and Accessibility

February 12, 2021

Read about how we incorporated accessibility into our Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description.  

Describing Better: Outdated Language

February 11, 2021

How we addressed outdated language in our Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description project.

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Describing Better: Adding Context

December 14, 2020

Part III of a series exploring our Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description.

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Describing Better: Identifying Creators

December 1, 2020

This is Part II in a blog series about the Center’s Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description. Read Part I here.

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Understanding the History of Vaccination

November 19, 2020

The history of vaccination is highlighted in a new online research guide, Vaccines: An Evolving History. 

Describing Better: Introduction

November 18, 2020

This is Part I in a blog series about the Center for the History of Medicine's Guidelines for Inclusive and Conscientious Description.

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October 14: John Collins Warren: Man of Science, Faith, and Influence

October 12, 2020

Learn about the life and influence of John Collins Warren with Sarah Alger, Director of the Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dominic Hall, Curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum in the Center for the History of Medicine, Countway Library, and Bill Pearson, Director of Health and Science Ministries, Park Street Church and Visiting Scholar, Harvard Program on Human Flourishing.

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