In 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting visited the University of Toronto to speak to the newly appointed head of the department…
Day: April 13, 2011
Accidental Discoveries by Lexi Krock
Accidental Discoveries by Lexi Krock PBS NOVA Accidents in medicine: The idea sends chills down your spine as you conjure…
The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793
Observations Upon the Origin of the Malignant Bilious, or Yellow Fever in Philadelphia. From the holdings of Center for the…
Tuberculosis in Europe and North America, 1800–1922
Poincaré, Émile Léon. Prophylaxie et géographie médicale :des principales maladies tributaires de l’hygiène. From the holdings of Center for the…
Tropical Diseases and the Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904–1914
The Mosquito: Its Relation to Disease and Its Extermination. From the holdings of Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine—Harvard Medical…
Syphilis, 1494–1923
Syphilis, 1494–1923 Des Inoculations Syphilitiques. From the holdings of Center for the History of Medicine/Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine—Harvard…
Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919
Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919 Spanish Influenza, Three-Day Fever, The Flu. From the holdings of Harry Elkins Widener Memorial…
“Pestilence” and the Printed Books of the Late 15th Century
Herbarius. Patauie impressus: [Johann Petri], anno domi[ni] [et]cetera lxxxv [1485]. From the holdings of Center for the History of Medicine/Francis…
The Great Plague of London, 1665
The Great Plague of London, 1665 Old Saint Paul’s: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire. From the holdings…
Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century
The Prevention and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera. From the holdings of Andover–Harvard Theological Library—Harvard Divinity School. First appearing in Europe…
