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Ignes Semmelweis had the potential to revolutionize the medical world, but instead he died crazed and quite young of the exact malady he spent much his life trying to prevent.
#HandHygiene #WorldHandHygieneDay #handhygieneday #HandHygieneforAll #semmelweis #imsschicago
Image: a 1966 Togolese postage stamp from the IMSS Collection commemorating the 7th anniversary of the Togolese Red Cross, highlighting the use of rubber gloves in surgery.
#IMSSChicago #LatexGloves #RubberGloves #HistMed #RedCross
In 1543 he published the controversial, yet famous, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, in which these illustrated skulls were first published along with many other anatomical illustrations.
#imsschicago #history #historia #historicalfiction #medicalhistory #histmed #historias
Happy Easter and Passover from the International Museum of Surgical Science! The Museum is closed today, April 1. We will resume normal hours tomorrow at 10am. #hopeandhelp #imsschicago
Stereoscopic Radiogram figures that indicate: 1) Frontal Sinus 2) Ethmoid Cells 3) Internal Auditory Canal of the Left Side 4) External Auditory Canal of Right Side 5) Lateral Venous Sinus #imsschicago #chicago #museum #medicine #medicalhistory
A beautiful illustration from "The Practice of Midwifery," written by William Smellie in the 1700's in London. #imsschicago
"Being the Aphorisms of Sanctorius" republished and translated into English from Latin in 1723 in London. The book talks about the elements and gives recommendations for life. #imsschicago #chicago
Pictured here is an illustration of the vagina, uterus, and intestine from “Anatomical Tables with Explanations and the Abridgment of the Practice of Midwifery,” published in London in 1761 by Dr. William Smellie. He is known as the Father of British Midwifery. #imsschicago
Ever have one of those days when you can't tell a gall stone from a kidney stone? #thoughtsofagallbladder #imsschicago #museum #chicago @iheartguts
We are currently accepting applications for our Residency program! Find more info at https://t.co/CmCPPVhErD.
Artist in Residence, Vesna Jovanovic, working in our "4th Floor North" exhibit space on a piece from her "Foreign Bodies" series from 2016.
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@PatrickMannelly @Ecnerwal23 At the very least, he needs to be in the International Museum of Surgical Science #imsschicago
@DrLindseyFitz Awesome article! For those interested in seeing an actual iron lung visit the amazing Intnl Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. This, and other vintage tools/ equipment, are on full display. @surgicalmuseum #IMSSChicago #HistMed 💉🔪💀⚕️
Happy #TriviaTuesday!
What do you think this object is? Comment below with your guesses!
HINT: this object may have been used for more than one purpose.
#IMSSChicago #MuseumFromHome #MuseumTrivia #HistMed
Happy Birthday Edward Jenner! Jenner was born #OnThisDay in 1749, and is considered the founder of vaccinology in the West.
This portrait print is from "European Magazine" dated 1804. Collection of #IMSSchicago.
#HistMed #OTD #Birthday #EdwardJenner #Vaccine #VaccinesWork
From our May #Newsletter collections spotlight: Edward Jenner's letter to Mrs. Pennant on vaccination against smallpox and giving his rules for conducting the vaccine process (page 4), 1801. #vaccines #histmed #EdwardJenner #IMSSchicago
Since everyone seems to love #MuseumsintheDark, here's some pictures of our exhibits with no lights on! Would you be scared to walk through our exhibits in the dark?
#IMSScuratorBTS #IMSSchicago #GivingTuesdayNow #GivingTuesday
Walking to work in the Gold Coast historic neighborhood is always a treat, especially on a sunny spring day!
#IMSScuratorBTS #IMSSchicago #GivingTuesdayNow
Did you know that the terrifying bird-like beaks on plague doctors' masks were designed to hold herbs, spices, and dried flowers? People at the time believed that these sweet smells would protect doctors from disease being passed through the air. #HistMed #IMSSChicago
300 years before William Harvey popularized the idea of pulmonary circulation, Islamic physician Ibn al-Nafis described the same phenomenon. In fact, much of our medical knowledge in the West hinges on the discoveries and experiments of non-Western scholars. #IMSSChicago #histmed
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