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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Conference Registration Open! / Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Convener Guy Geltner, Monash University Keynote Speaker Pamela H. Smith, Columbia University This international and interdisciplinary conference brings to a close the activities of the grant team “Pursuing Public Health in the Preindustrial World, 1100-1800.” Beyond the team itself, it … Continue reading
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CFP / Marburg Dialogues on Ancient Healing Arts
From the Institute of the History of Pharmacy and Medicine at Marburg University. The Marburg Dialogues on Ancient Healing Arts is having their next annual meeting on June 19 and 20, 2026. Proposals are due by February 1st, 2026. See … Continue reading
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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Seminar Paper / Joschka Meier on Alpine Human-Animal Relations in the Late Middle Ages
We heard a wonderful paper by Joschka Meier talking to us about ‘Exploding Pigs & Retirement Homes For Cows: Alpine Human-Animal Relations in the Late Middle Ages’. The combined cow kindergarten/retirement home was a particularly nice note to learn about … Continue reading
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