#medical-history

#medical-history

What made Penicillin the most important scientific discovery in medicine of the 20th century was not the discovery itself, it was implementation. Invention matters, but implementation matters more.

On the Operating Table vividly depicts a prone, emasculated body, watched by medical professionals, with unsettling imagery that symbolizes life, death, and the human experience.

The exhibit chronicles how ophthalmology developed in Asia, covering a stretch from ancient society to beyond the period of Western colonization, showcasing unique artifacts and treatments.

New management at the Mütter Museum faces ethical challenges, conflicting views on displaying human anomalies while supporters celebrate it as a tribute to human variety.

The Complutense University of Madrid is removing the Olavide Museum collection, highlighting budget cuts and reorganizing academic spaces despite its historical significance.

Penfield’s determination to help his sister through neurosurgery marks a pivotal moment in medical history where the risks of the trade intersected with the personal life of a surgeon.

The discovery of a severely injured skeleton in Lund, Sweden, reveals insights on the care individuals with disabilities received in the late Middle Ages, indicating a complex societal perception.

"Medical Research Through the Ages," a massive metal and tile mosaic depicting scientists and lab equipment, has been visible through the high glass-windowed lobby of the pharmaceutical giant's midtown Manhattan office since the 1960s.