Because it’s hayfever season! Goldenrod — as seen in this lovely plate from the 1925 North American wild flowers — is gorgeous but for some people, it’s just a yellow flag to haul out the antihistamines. Continue reading
…vaccines. Click here to see all our resources related to vaccines. Continue reading
The Medical Heritage Library grieves for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, all brutally murdered in recent weeks. Systemic racism is a public health issue; our historical collection does not represent black or brown voices well; instead, they are often excluded, muted, ignored, and buried in the records. The Medical Heritage Library is the creation of elite academic institutions and as such has its foundation in a long tradition of academic… Continue reading
…race. As you can see, this is a bit of a metadata trick question: “race” can be used to mean a number of things and it can be an accurate usage every time, but a high-level search engine like this one doesn’t differentiate. Continue reading
~This post courtesy Beth Lander. CALL FOR PAPERS FHNN Virtual Conference June 2020 Title: Silences in the LAMS: Digital Surrogacy in the Time of Pandemic Date: October 12, 2020 (VIRTUAL) Intro: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, in conjunction with the CLIR-funded project For the Health of the New Nation (FHNN) through a partnership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium for Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL), invites proposals for a one-day, online conference on the use of digital primary sources. In a… Continue reading
…epidemic. Check out all our resources related to epidemic (or epidemics) here! Continue reading
Anyone having stomach troubles? Continue reading
It’s important to remember among all the focus on COVID19 that other illnesses continue to exist as usual — for example, many of us are experiencing the fun that is seasonal allergies right now (with an additional helping of extra glares when we happen to sneeze in public). Check out all our holdings on hay fever here! Continue reading
If you happened to miss the presentations for the online LAMPHHS (formerly ALHHS) 2020 conference, they were recorded and are now freely available on YouTube! Continue reading
…fever. Over 3,000 items related to fever, in point of fact. Continue reading
