Today it's the 270th birthday of the remarkable Edward Jenner, pioneer of vaccination who has arguably saved more lives than anyone else in history. We think that's worth celebrating and we'd love to see #EdwardJenner trending. Can you help us out? #OTD#HappyBirthdayDrJenner
“I want to challenge museums to think outside of the box...” | @AlexBirdMuseum on museums' role in our wellbeing and working with Paintings in Hospitals https://t.co/pi8hAp7uc4 #60Voices#culturehealth#museums#ThursdayThoughts
These cufflinks contain pictures of two different strains of plague-causing bacteria discovered in 1894, the names of which are engraved on the back. It’s believed that they were made by Fabergé, the celebrated Russian jeweller.
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On this day in 1963, #doctor#writer William Carlos Williams died. He continued to practice #medicine (including doing house calls) while writing enduring stories and innovative, modernist #poetry. via @lithub#narrativemedicine
'Re-evaluating the medical services in colonial Madras: the subordinate perspectives (1880-1935)'- on 14 Feb CGHH PhD student Arnab Chakraborty will be presenting on his Wellcome Trust-funded research @LSHTMhistory - see https://t.co/QshuoIf91O
For #worldcancerday2019, @janehand01 writes about the histories of 'awareness raising' and breast cancer - https://t.co/VkRdIlymF5 - and about visual cultures of cigarette smoking in public health - https://t.co/fHgnzlgiSc.
Artists under the skin: exhibition launch and lecture 6th February 2019 @RCPLondon - Join @AnnetteWickham3 curator of works on paper at the Royal Academy, for the launch of new exhibition. 'Under the skin: illustrating the human body' https://t.co/xzXU7Y8txF
A powerful perspective on medical education and care - worth a look. It's why it's so important to train doctors to teach well and to train students to listen (to patients!) - what @HYMS_HealthEd and @HullYorkMed aim for everyday https://t.co/yaYGTTqfmb
#WithTheEndInMind - 99p on Kindle for today only. Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories from nearly four decades of clinical practice, @drkathrynmannix 's book answers questions about the process of dying with touching honesty and humanity. https://t.co/jVZev53nPC
What do anthropological skills offer for the teaching of health sciences? Find out in today's featurette and clip with Michelle Pentecost @MedAnthDoc #medhums https://t.co/RvAoEcNAFG
Read @CLOSLER post by @tinamengzhang who is leading our pilot study of @BedEdArtMed - she was initially skeptical of using art to teach learners in busy clinical settings, but now is leading the way! https://t.co/17LEuvYETY @LehmannSlehman@Hopkins_IEE