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How Past Medical Practices Demonstrate the Changing Nature of

WebThis post is by Kelsey Beeghly, the 2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. Comparing common medical practices from …

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At the Crossroads of Health and Spirituality: An Interview with …

WebThe following is a guest post by Samira Mehta, Assistant Professor at Albright College and the 2015 David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality at The John W. …

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COVID-19 Health Series: COVID-19 and the Brain, May 13

WebPlease join us virtually for COVID-19 and the Brain on May 13, 2021 at 11:30 A.M. (E.D.T.). Speakers: Dorian A. Lamis, Ph.D, ABPP. Board certified licensed clinical …

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Medieval Pandemic Cures That Were…Medieval Timeless

WebThese books were prevalent in the medieval period. In “Herbarium,” a manuscript printed in Rome in 1481, a cure for gout is offered. The text, translated from …

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When a quote is not (exactly) a quote: The Business of America is

WebBain News Service, 1918. When a quote is not (exactly) a quote: The Business of America is Business Edition. Many people have likely heard a quote …

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“The Battle Creek Diet System”: A Pamphlet and Birth of the Fake …

WebThe “fake meat” industry is thriving, and it is predicted by some to become worth $140 billion dollars in the next decade. But meat substitutes are far from new, as a …

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Annual Cancer Moonshot Panel: Immunotherapy and Beyond …

WebThe Library's Health Services Division and the Science, Technology and Business Division will host a panel discussion on the "Cancer Moonshot" on Monday, …

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A Thankless Task: Whistleblowing in Medical Research on Human …

WebA: There are no real benefits to whistleblowers in human subjects research, other than the knowledge that they’ve done a righteous thing. It’s all risk and no reward. …

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The Intersection of Health and Spirituality Insights

WebLast week the Kluge Center issued our annual call for applications for the David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality. This unique fellowship supports …

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Inside Adams Science, Technology & Business

WebCarnival Season and the Street Sweepers. February 8, 2024. Posted by: Ellen Terrell. Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business. A blog from the Library of …

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Behind the Therapy Curtain: The “Gloria Films” of 1965, and Today

WebAlong with pulling back the curtain on then modern-day “talk therapy,” Dr. Shostrom used this film, as the title conveys, to explore three different …

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Pandemic and Civic Virtue: The American Red Cross and the …

WebHistorical primary sources provide examples of civic virtue--that is, of citizens dedicating themselves to the common welfare, even at the cost of their own interests. By …

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Ebola, Colonialism, and the History of International Aid …

WebHistorian Jessica Pearson-Patel was one of fifteen emerging scholars to participate in the Eighth International Seminar on Decolonization hosted by the Kluge …

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Health Care Advance Directives: A Beginner’s Guide

WebThe American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging defines a health care advance directive as “the generic term for any document that gives …

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A Close Look at Spain’s 1817 MedUSafelines: Avoiding the …

WebThe Spanish authorities of 1817 restricted travel between cities that were exposed to the plague, and the Health Boards of those cities were charged with keeping …

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Mary Oliver’s Wild and Precious Life From the Catbird Seat

Weband each body a lion of courage, and something precious to the earth. When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the …

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Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Midwives

WebThe practice of midwifery within the African and African American community has roots dating back to the 17th century, when Europeans brought African slave women …

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“The Great Influenza” — Library Resources on the 1918 to 1919 …

WebThe 1918 to 1919 influenza pandemic killed some 50 million people worldwide, with about 675,000 of those deaths in the United States, according to figures from the …

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10 Strange Medical Practices from History Headlines & Heroes

WebSo today, I’m going to share some stories I’ve found featuring some of the strangest medical (mal)practices of the past few centuries. 1. Milk transfusions. In the …

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