As colder weather comes on, many of us are changing an outdoor for an indoor exercise routine: Sebastian Kniepp wants to help you with that. Continue reading
The Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at the Columbia University Medical Center, one of the MHL partner institutions, is pleased to present “Mirroring Medicine,” an exhibition of medical-themed medals from the collection of Dr. Ira Rezak, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Continue reading
From Sebastian Kneipp’s The Codicil to “my will” for the healthy and the sick; containing chapters on the anatomy and care of the human body, gymnastic exercises, first help in accidents, cooking recipes, medicinal plants and the cure of diseases (1897). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Click the links to go to the two parts of an interview by Justin Catanoso with Sam Simmons, a scientist who worked for RJ Reynolds doing experiments on smoke inhalation. Part I Part II As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
The Medical Heritage Library is pleased to announce the addition of over 100 titles relating to medical history from the Brandeis University Libraries. Continue reading
From Nicholas Culpeper’s Culpeper’s complete herbal : consisting of a comprehensive description of nearly all herbs with their medicinal properties and directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them (1880). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
The Barbers’ Company is a brief monograph on the combined history of barbering and surgery from ancient Greece through the mid-nineteenth century. Continue reading
Here are some of the latest titles to be added to our Internet Archive collection… Continue reading
From Edmund P. Banning’s Common sense on the mechanical pathology and treatment of chronic diseases of the male and female systems (1852). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
Click the image above to go to Full Circle (1974). As always, for more from the Medical Heritage Library, please visit our full collection! Continue reading
