Mastodon feed- Untitled April 7, 2026"Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians"Courtney E. Thompson and Kylie M. Smith bring together historians and scholars to confront one of the most pressing questions in health history: How can we ethically approach stories of medicine and health without perpetuating harm? https://www.chstm.org/perspectives/do-less-harm-ethical-questions-health-historians
- Untitled April 7, 2026The Objects, Images, and Spaces of Health April 17th meeting hosts Briana Brightly, who has shared a chapter from their doctoral dissertation titled "How to Draw the Buddha and Dissect a Corpse: Iconometry and Anatomy in Early-Modern Tibet". #histmed #histstm https://www.chstm.org/group/objects-images-and-spaces-health
- Untitled April 7, 2026The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine is opening proposals for a new working group. The call is for groups that will meet during the 2026-2027 academic year.https://www.chstm.org/news/propose-new-working-group-2026-2027#histmed #histstm
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Category Archives: Publications
New Book / Pensar los hospitales del mundo ibérico (ss. XIV-XVI) (History of Hospitals in Iberia)
New Book! Raúl Villagrasa-Elías’sbook Pensar los hospitales del mundo ibérico (ss. XIV-XVI). (History of Hospitals in Iberia) has been published by the Spanish National Research Council. The book defines several concepts such as “hospital networks”, “hospital reforms” and “hospital models” … Continue reading
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Book Preview Talk / Public Health in the Premodern World
“Public Health in the Premodern World” edited by G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim is coming out on the 29th with Oxford University Press! The edited volume illustrates the rich history of public health, showing how communities across the … Continue reading
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New Volume / Medical Theory and Practice in Early Modern Italy
Sandra Cavallo and John Henderson’s new edited volume is out now with Brepols, which explores the relationship between early modern Italian medical theory and practice. It is split across four themes: medical treatment, pharmacy, public health, and bodies and disease.
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Publication: “Bleeding Fingers and Failing Eyes: Occupational Health and the Manual Crafts of the Islamic Middle East”
Check out Marcus Milwright and Graham Rhodes’ article “Bleeding Fingers and Failing Eyes: Occupational Health and the Manual Crafts of the Islamic Middle East” published in The Journal of Material Cultures in the Islamic World. This article discusses the impact … Continue reading
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