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Preindustrial Public HealthWe are hosting a panel/ roundtable, <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Decolonising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Decolonising</a> Public Health in History, 8/9 April, bringing a <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/premodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#premodern</a> historical lens to the discussion of public health today. Please share!Registration: forms.gle/GKtKKzrbr5Jm...Event Info: premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org?p=1449<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/gphw2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gphw2025</a>

IHC✍️ The editors of <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HoST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoST</a> — Journal of History of Science and Technology have opened a call for a thematic dossier to be published in 2026. 📅 The deadline is 31 March 2025 👉 <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yaf5ymym" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yaf5ymym</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodon</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfTechnology</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/CallForPapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CallForPapers</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SciHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/TechHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/STM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#STM</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfMedicin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfMedicin</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaCi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaCiência</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaTecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaTecnologia</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMedicina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaMedicina</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/AcessoAberto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcessoAberto</a>

Preindustrial Public Health<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/newbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newbook</a> just out! Congratulations to Claire V. Fennel for the publication of "Das Büchlein der Gesundheit: A 15th-century Bavarian compendium of preventive medicine." <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/medievalliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medievalliterature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://www.utzverlag.de/catalog/book/44681?acceptCookies=67ae87cf783d3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.utzverlag.de/catalog/book/44681?acceptCookies=67ae87cf783d3</a>

Kent Navalesi ☕️‘Cancer-treating’ amulet from Hellenistic period discovered in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Turkey</a> 🇹🇷And if you're interested in miraculous healing in premodernity, consider taking my course on Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages! <a href="https://mstdn.social/@KentNavalesi/113488880555532671" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://mstdn.social/@KentNavalesi/113488880555532671</a><a href="https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-cancer-treating-amulet-discovered-in-pisidia-antioch-204149" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-cancer-treating-amulet-discovered-in-pisidia-antioch-204149</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/archaeodons" class="u-url mention">@archaeodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention">@historikerinnen</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons" class="u-url mention">@antiquidons</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geschichte" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#geschichte</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#histoire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Archaeologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Archaeologie</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#archaeodons</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReligiousStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ReligiousStudies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AncientReligions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AncientReligions</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#antiquity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antike" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#antike</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AncientGreece" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AncientGreece</a>

IHC📰 Numa crónica publicada no Diário de Notícias, Francisco George considera que o livro "O Essencial sobre o IPO Lisboa", de Helena da Silva, "para além de oportuna, [a obra] assume indiscutível interesse, sobretudo no contexto atual de eleições, visto que apresenta propostas a serem implementadas a curto, médio e longo prazos. Acaba por ser a história do IPO desde a sua fundação até ao futuro."<a href="https://www.dn.pt/6478214147/opiniao-pessoal-ix/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dn.pt/6478214147/opiniao-pessoal-ix/</a><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewBook</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfHealth</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/IPOLisboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPOLisboa</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/NovoLivro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NovoLivro</a>

IHC📕 Na tarde do dia 5 de Fevereiro, no âmbito das comemorações do centenário do IPO Lisboa, vai ser apresentado o livro "O Essencial sobre o IPO Lisboa", da autoria de Helena da Silva.ℹ️ <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/essencial-ipo-lisboa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/essencial-ipo-lisboa/</a><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfHealth</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfMedicine</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/IPOLisboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPOLisboa</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Oncology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oncology</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/InstitutoPortugu%C3%AAsDeOncologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstitutoPortuguêsDeOncologia</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaSa%C3%BAde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaSaúde</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMedicina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaMedicina</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Oncologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oncologia</a>

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris“Wound Man” is an illustration which first appeared in European surgical texts during the Middle Ages. It laid out schematically the various wounds a person might suffer in battle or in accidents, with accompanying text stating treatments. Tag yourself as a wound. 😂<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitterstorians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitterstorians</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twittermigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medieval</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisVictorian medicine chest, which contains medications for pain relief, such as opium. It also includes a set of scales, weights, a pill tile, and a spatula. It was probably used in the home or by an apothecary. Photo: Wellcome Collection, London.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twittermigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitterstorians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitterstorians</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisThree glass eyes with portable velvet carrying case and mirror, c.1870. These were likely meant to be carried by an ocularist – someone who specialized in making and fitting prosthetic eyes – to assist them in making the best possible match to the patient’s remaining eye.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medicalhistorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicalhistorian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/museumobject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museumobject</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/musuem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musuem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twittermigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitterstorians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitterstorians</a>

Jesse F BallengerI was interviewed a while back for this great episode of the 99% Invisible podcast on the Hogeweyk model of dementia care homes. The reporter does a great job of putting dementia care in the historical context necessary to really understand this story. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dementia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DementiaCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DementiaCare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/model-village/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/model-village/</a>

IHC📙 Helena da Silva é uma das editoras da obra "Pequenas Cidades no Tempo. A saúde", resultado de uma selecção de textos apresentados no colóquio "Pequenas Cidades e Saúde da Idade Média à Época Contemporânea".🔓 O livro está disponível em <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/AcessoAberto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcessoAberto</a>: <a href="https://run.unl.pt/handle/10362/152873" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://run.unl.pt/handle/10362/152873</a><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HealthHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfMedicine</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewBook</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SmallCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SmallCities</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HealthPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthPolicies</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaSa%C3%BAde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaSaúde</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Sa%C3%BAdeP%C3%BAblica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaúdePública</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMedicina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaMedicina</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Pol%C3%ADticasDeSa%C3%BAde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PolíticasDeSaúde</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisWith ONE WEEK to go, <a href="https://mastodon.world/@TealCartoons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TealCartoons</a> & I have just received our finished copies of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PlagueBusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlagueBusters</a>! Thrill your kids - big or small - with tales of history's deadliest diseases. 💀Amazon - <a href="https://bit.ly/3ByrDZJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3ByrDZJ</a> B&N - <a href="https://bit.ly/3hrYdpe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3hrYdpe</a> IndieBound - <a href="https://bit.ly/3huyOLB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3huyOLB</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/kidsbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kidsbook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plague</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/booktoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#booktoot</a>

IHC🆕 We have some great news: the journals <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Aniki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aniki</a>: Revista Portuguesa da Imagem em Movimento and <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HoST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoST</a> - Journal of History of Science and Technology, both published with the support of the IHC, have been accepted for indexing by the <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Scopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scopus</a> platform! 🥳🎊👉 <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/aniki-host-scopus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/aniki-host-scopus/</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/filmstudies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@filmstudies</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historyofmedicine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@historyofmedicine</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SciHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/FilmStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FilmStudies</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MedHist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedHist</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfScience</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MovingImages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MovingImages</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfMedicine</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/HistoryOfTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoryOfTechnology</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisTOMORROW: I'll be doing a virtual event with the National WWI Museum at 1 pm CST (that's 7 pm for UK attendees). I'll be talking about the pioneering surgeon Sir Harold Gillies, who rebuilt soldiers' faces during WWI, followed by Q&A. Event is FREE! Please register: <a href="https://www.theworldwar.org/events/facemaker-lindsey-fitzharris?fbclid=IwAR18GASogq8Me0YtANsUZM-CvldBHWU2w-MGgoMV9-tuv8WbJbyuql_yEqE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theworldwar.org/events/facemaker-lindsey-fitzharris?fbclid=IwAR18GASogq8Me0YtANsUZM-CvldBHWU2w-MGgoMV9-tuv8WbJbyuql_yEqE</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plasticsurgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plasticsurgery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/booktoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#booktoot</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisScarificator, late 17th century. This instrument with spring-loaded blades delivered many cuts simultaneously. Afterwards, the doctor placed a heated cup over the site. As it cooled, blood was forced out of the wounds. Photo: University of Melbourne.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/instrument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instrument</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scientific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doctors</a>

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed. Follow me for more medical history content!<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitterexodus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitterexodus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twittermigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DYK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DYK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bigpharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigpharma</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDuring WWI, Marie Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/warhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#war</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womeninstem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womeninstem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womenshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womenshistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twittermigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twittermigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/twitterexodus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twitterexodus</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisWatercolor of a malignant growth springing from the eye of a woman, 19th century. The eye protruded for two months. In the righthand corner, you can see a monochrome sketch of the eyeball and tumour after its removal. [Image: Wellcome Collection] <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a>

Dr Lindsey FitzharrisThis remarkably detailed wax anatomical model (c.1787) is now housed at the Javier Puerta Museum. Wax models like this were used for teaching anatomy to medical students at a time when few bodies were available for dissection. It demonstrates the merging of art and science.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histmed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medhist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/anatomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anatomy</a>

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