Center for the History of Medicine

Remembering Bernard Lown

Dr. Bernard Lown seated in his home library, 2014

It is with great sadness that the Center for the History of...

Describing Better: Audience and Accessibility

Read about how we incorporated accessibility into our...

Describing Better: Outdated Language

How we addressed outdated language in our Guidelines for...

Describing Better: Adding Context

Black and white image of the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children.

Part III of a series exploring our Guidelines for Inclusive...

Describing Better: Identifying Creators

Black and white photograph of five medical professionals standing at the bedside of an African American woman.

This is Part II in a blog series about the Center’s Guidelin...

Understanding the History of Vaccination

Cartoon satire of a woman being inoculated from cow pox

The history of vaccination is highlighted in a new online...

Describing Better: Introduction

This is Part I in a blog series about the Center for the...

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

Learn about the life and influence of John Collins Warren...

Women in Medicine Month: Myra Logan

Myra Logan with Louis Tompkins Wright and other members of the Aureomycin research group at Harlem Hospital (1949).

September is Women in Medicine Month! The Center for the...

Contagion Exhibit Newly Available!

A map of tuberculosis spread throughout the world from 1884

The Center for the History of Medicine announces the re...

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