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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 5d

Join me on Oct 16 for a free virtual book talk on the medical history of uranium with science and tech historian @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social.

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Event flyer for Zoom talk with science historian Lucy Jane Santos. Black and white photo on a green background with illustrations of uranium-related artifacts.

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · 2d

#Dengue fever is spreading globally in warm areas as climate change advances. Randall M Packard, Emeritus Professor in the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, has made a major contribution with his historical review: Fevered Cities. A History of Dengue Epidemics. bshm.org.uk/book-reviews...

britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · 20d

The programme and abstracts from three keynote addresses, dozens of presentations and posters from our #BSHMCongress 2025 are now available at bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/.

Congress 2025 - British Society for the History of Medicine

BSHM Congress 2025 Open to all interested in the history of medicine and healthcare The 31st BSHM Congress was held at the University of Leeds on Wed 10 – Sat 13 September 2025 Congress Programme & Ab...

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · 21d

The new Osler Travel Grant offers up to £4000 for UK medical undergraduates to travel to the US and/or Canada to to do research in #medicalhistory using resources not available in the UK or online. Applications are now open. See bshm.org.uk/students/

britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · 27d

Our opening keynote speaker at #BSHMCongress in Leeds Lara Marks revealed the 50 year journey of #monoclonal antibodies to become a vital part of modern medicine for diagnostics and treatments.

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

One week to go - our 2025 #medicalhistory Congress in Leeds. It promises a wonderful programme of talks ands posters. If you're joining us, please use #BSHMCongress in your social media.

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Old Edinburgh Club @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh announces the launch of a new website, The People’s Dispensary featuring a digitised and transcribed collection of 18th century case notes of the Edinburgh Public Dispensary from its foundation in 1776.
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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Aug 22

A 19th century Bristol doctor, a talented man of varied interests, James Cowles Prichard, wrote extensively on the natural history of the human race and on nervous diseases. Was he a psychiatrist or an anthropologist? #medicalhistory Our latest book review. bshm.org.uk/book-reviews...

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Aug 18

Big discount on day rate for full time students attending our #medicalhistory Congress in Leeds 10-13 Sept. But don't wait. Registration closes tomorrow.

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wetpaint uninfluencer @wetpaint99.bsky.social · Aug 12

#art
Trota of Salerno, a 12th-century physician and medical writer from Salerno, Italy, is a figure of immense significance in the history of women's health and medicine. she wrote texts that provided guidance on female health

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · Aug 14

This incredibly large kidney stone has taken the shape of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney, effectively forming a cast of the spaces inside the kidney. Kidney stones like this are known as staghorn calculi.

A large kidney stone that has taken the shape of the shape of the kidney. It is mounted on a small ebony base and is in a perspex case.

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Substitutes for medical attendance in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, 1880-1912 - just one of dozens of varied presentations at the BSHM Congress in Leeds from 10-13 Sept. There's just time to register. Join BSHM now for a discount. #medicalhistory bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/

19th century painting of water and mountains in the Scottish Highlands

britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Aug 11

The University of Edinburgh Medical School was established in 1726, the oldest medical school in the UK. This floor plan dates from 1896. Mr Iain Macintyre talks about the history of medical learning at our Congress from 10-13 Sept in Leeds. Registration closes 19.8. bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/

britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Aug 4

Did you circulate the key themes? We - BSHM- have not received them.

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CSMBR Pisa @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social · Jul 29

CSMBR Online Lecture Series

𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇
𝐇𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐢
Massimo Sbarbaro - University of Ljubljana

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰: www.youtube.com/watch?v=toy3...

#CSMBR #MiddleAges #Merchants #Zibaldoni #AntonioDePortis #Hygiene #Italian

MERCANTILE CULTURES OF HEALTH - M. Sbarbaro (University of Ljubljana)

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Jul 30

Congratulations. A super project. In total, 190 manuscripts were conserved, catalogued and digitised. More than 7,000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely displayed on the Cambridge Digital Library.

Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · Jul 29

Over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely accessible online at the end of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project.
👉 Discover more about this ambitious project and its achievements: loom.ly/XFJt-Tg

Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible

Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...

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Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · Jul 17

It's also not too late to visit the exhibition! #PrisonNursingUnlocked will be in London until 19th Dec 2025.

Unsure if you can make the trip? Why not check out our virtual version of the exhibit, which you can access here: buff.ly/L61g4CU

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · Jul 25

From bloodletting to trephination, uncover the early—and often astonishing—practices that laid the groundwork for modern surgery. You won’t look at your local barber the same way again after you listen to our latest podcast episode!

Beyond the Knife is available wherever you find your podcasts.

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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · Jul 27

Somatosphere will be hositing a Book Forum on Romani Chronicles of Covid-19: Testimonies of Harm and Resilience, edited by Paloma Gay y Blasco and Martin Fotta. The Intro, by Jean Segata & Carol Silverman, and the first article, by Éric Fassin, are now online somatosphere.net/series/serie...

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Wm. Schumacher @wmschumacher.bsky.social · Jul 26

Visiting @anatomicalcat.bsky.social at Surgeons’ Hall Museums in Edinburgh. Incredibly knowledgeable, Cat is a passionate advocate for the collections, insuring that, in the stories told, fundamental humanity is not lost, and is greater than the mere sum of its parts.
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William Schumacher and Cat Irving on a balcony overlooking the main room of the original William Henry Playfair-designed neoclassical museum space of Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh.

The Greek Revival facade of Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832.

A painting of seven female surgeons sitting around the anatomy theatre in Surgeons' Hall Museums. Some are wearing their RCSEd gowns and some are wearing their scrubs. In the background is two framed images which show Alice Mabel Headwards-Hunter and Caroline Doig. Photo courtesy of Surgeons’ Hall Museums. More information at: https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a-fair-field-and-no-favour-the-history-and-future-of-women-in-surgery

A plaster life cast of William Burke’s head - Burke and Hare are known for the murders they committed in Edinburgh in 1827 where they murdered at least 16 people to sell to medical colleges for dissection - and a pocketbook reputedly made from the skin of Burke following his execution and the public dissection performed by Professor Alexander Monro tertius.

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Jul 28

Losing Sight of the Shore describes Scottish doctors’ involvement in global exploration during the British Imperial age. #medicalhistory #scotland #empire See our latest book review: bshm.org.uk/book-reviews...

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · Jul 14

Copper token by Basil Burchell advertising one of his remedies- sugar plumbs for worms. The ‘sugar-plumbs’ were made with the active ingredient being lead acetate, which probably caused more harm to the children than the worms!

A round copper token with text which reads: Basil Burchell sole proprietor of the famous sugar plumbs for worms. No 76 Long Acre.

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14

For all you early birds who got up late, we extended the discount at the BSHM Congress on 10-13 September, but only until midnight tomorrow. Don't go to sleep without registering. #medicalhistory. bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/

Congress 2025 - British Society for the History of Medicine

BSHM Congress 2025 Open to all interested in the history of medicine and healthcare The 31st BSHM Congress will be held at the University of Leeds Wed 10 – Sat 13 September 2025 The President and Offi...

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Hunterian Museum London @hunterianmuseum.bsky.social · Jul 10

This dental phantom was made around 1900 for dental students to practice their skills before treating real patients. A hat-maker’s dummy has been added to represent the head of the patient. The jaws contain removable brass teeth allowing various dental procedures to be practiced. (RCSIC/Z 149)

Wooden head shaped object with brass jaws and teeth mounted on a metal stand

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britsocmedhistory.bsky.social @britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · Jul 9

There's still a chance to get the early bird discount to attend our Congress in Leeds on 10-13 Sept. We've extended the deadline until 15 July. bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/ #medicalhistory

Congress 2025 - British Society for the History of Medicine

BSHM Congress 2025 Open to all interested in the history of medicine and healthcare The 31st BSHM Congress will be held at the University of Leeds Wed 10 – Sat 13 September 2025 The President and Offi...

bshm.org.uk