The Mary Elizabeth Garrett Room
Tucked away on the first floor of The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a room that looks closer to a 19th-century parlor than anything having to… Read More »The Mary Elizabeth Garrett Room
History of medicine
A Journey Through the History of Medicine: Lessons from the Ottoman Archive
Photos courtesy of the author. Guest blogger, Yusuf Ciftci, is a medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Sultanate of Rum ruled… Read More »A Journey Through the History of Medicine: Lessons from the Ottoman Archive
Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea
I recently sat down with Andrew Lea, a fourth-year medical student who holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine. We discussed his… Read More »Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea
Quarantine Reading Recommendations
Tired of watching TV but don’t know what to read? Graduate students at the Johns Hopkins Department of the History of Medicine recommend some great titles on the history of public health and infectious disease to get your reading list started.
Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama
Every evening when I get home from campus, I put on the teakettle, get out my cross-stitch and flip on a TV show. Sawing noises… Read More »Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama
19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
In February, the Johns Hopkins History of Medicine Survey had the opportunity to experiment with three stethoscopes: a replica of René Laennec’s 1816 stethoscope, a… Read More »19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
Medicine in the Library
Above: Kristin's carrel at Welch Library Mid-November 2018: I sit in my carrel watching the snow fall outside, a café au lait cupped in my… Read More »Medicine in the Library