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The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, established at Dufilho's pharmacy site, offers tours that highlight early pharmaceutical practices and their evolution. Engaging presentations foster understanding of historical treatments’ context and significance. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
Henry Gray's "Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical," published in 1858, evolved into the renowned "Gray's Anatomy." Gray's collaboration with Dr. Carter produced lasting impact despite his early death. Meanwhile, television series like "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy" shaped medical dramas, blending realism and fictional storytelling, captivating audiences for decades. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian On February 8th, 2021, the city of Boston was celebrating in a big way. For Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s 190th birthday, the city had decided to declare the entire day in her honor. Despite … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian We all want work-life balance. It’s beneficial to both physical and mental health. But what would you do to achieve it? That’s the conceit at the heart of the hit Apple TV+ show, Severance. Now … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
Let’s explore some homemade gifts from the NYAM Library’s cookery collections, and look also at “the gift of life”: blood. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Dr. Michael Robinson, National Army Museum Research Fellow, University of Birmingham (UK), and the Library’s 2024 Paul Klemperer Fellow in the History of Medicine I spent one month working in the New York Academy of Medicine’s magnificent library and … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Sheryl Wombell, University of Cambridge, and the Library’s 2024 Audrey and William H. Helfand Fellow. In seventeenth-century Europe, knowledge about health and healing was shared with family, friends, and acquaintances. In the case of printed books, wider audiences were … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian Labor Day is now behind us. This can only mean one thing for the students of New York City: It’s time for school to start again. The first day of school creeps up differently … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Rebecca Dixon, Public Engagement Intern This Summer, the NYAM Library hosted our first-ever Public Engagement Intern. Rebecca is about to enter her second year as a Library Science student at Pratt. As part of her internship, she was asked … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian This upcoming weekend marks New York City’s annual Pride Parade. The parade and the events surrounding it help make NYC’s celebration of pride t…| Books, Health and History
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By Anne Garner, Curator, Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health This is one of several posts leading up to our day-long Eating Through Time Festival on October 17, 2015, a celebration…| Books, Health and History