Could not have hoped for a more glowing review of Visual Plague: The Emergence of Epidemic Photography The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social : "a model of thoughtful visual analysis and historiographic engagement" - thank you Dr. Vicki Daniel H-Sci-Med-Tech ! h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

Informe de la OMS: History as a Partner in Public Health. #histmed #HistoryMatters

These mobile radiography units, known as “Little Curies,” treated an estimated one million soldiers. #medicalhistory #histmed #womeninSTEM

We are delighted to announce a new and exciting Symposium happening in June 2025 on Emotions in Turmoil: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Painful Emotions. The deadline for abstracts is January 31, 2025. More details available via the cfp and our website. societyhistoryemotions.com/events/

The Hunterian Society Prize is awarded annually for the best essay linking contemporary medical/veterinary practice & knowledge to 18th and 19th century medicine/comparative anatomy/evolutionary biology in Britain, with particular relevance to John Hunter. hunteriansociety.org.uk/awards/

Learn more about the people who educate and spread awareness around hidden disabilities. #DiscoverDisability medicalmuseum.org.uk/advocacy-and-a…

📢New #MedHums event📢 Digital Wellbeing: A Critical Creative Workshop, featuring the very fabulous Dr. Sophie King-Hill and Jwana Aziz. 13 Sept, 10:30-12 UK time Details and free registration: eventbrite.ie/e/digital-well… #MentalHealthHumanities #MedicalHumanities

“We wanted to show that some of the really contemporary questions in mental health actually have a long history and are connected to theories in the past.” From hysteria and trauma to air pollution, ideas about the causes of mental health problems emerged then disappeared over

Research Fellows in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at University of Cambridge jobs.ac.uk/job/DJL824/res…

📢5 year post in the Modern History of Medicine (Global History/Colonial History) University College Dublin Closing date 13 September #histmed #twitterstorians jobs.ac.uk/job/DJC356/lec…

Looking for podcasts on history of medicine? Then take a look UCD CHOMI at University College Dublin freely accessible back catalogue of over 80 podcasts 🎙️ Enjoy! historyhub.ie/ucd-centre-for… #histmed

SSHM's Roy Porter Essay Competition 2024/5 £500 first prize plus opportunities for publication in SHM, mentoring and to deliver a plenary at the biennial conference! Deadline for entries 1 February 2025 #histmed #histSTM #humanities sshm.org/portfolio/priz…

📣SSHM invites submissions to its 2024 Book Development Award Competition! 2 x £2000.00 awards will be given to proposals contracted for Social Histories of Medicine series (1 x monograph & 1 x edited collected), published by MUP for the SSHM. #histmed sshm.org/book-award/

We are thrilled to announce that the History of Memory and Emotions has been renewed for another year! Do send in your thoughts and queries, and email us a proposal if you'd like to participate!

Ambroise Paré and his Context: Mapping the Territory of a Renaissance Physician Tues 10 September 2024 – 5 PM (CEST) Online #histmed

6x postdocs at the new ⁦The Leverhulme Trust⁩ Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory ⁦University of Stirling⁩ stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-…

Organising a conference or workshop on the history of medicine in 2025? Deadline for applications - Tuesday 1 October. Typical awards are from £500 up to maximum of £1,500 [Applicants must be members of the Society] #histmed #histSTM sshm.org/conference-fun…

did you take Ecstasy in the UK at any point in the (long) 1990s? if so, please consider participating in oral history research as part of my Wellcome-funded project "The Effects Can Last Forever". for more details, check the image, DM, or email.

Paperback edition of this volume and series is out now. It’s great for teaching and key chapters written by extremely capable and insightful colleagues. The image on the cover is also sharper than on the hardback. One of my favourites from Wellcome Collection

Fantastic new MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities Lancaster University School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University ! Excited to see how interdisciplinary health research and teaching can approach key challenges in queer and LGBTQIA+ healthcare also! lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgrad…