American Association for the History of Medicine
Founded in 1925, the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) is a professional association of historians, physicians, nurses, archivists, curators, librarians, and others. The AAHM promotes and encourages research, study, writing, and interest in the history of medicine and allied fields.
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Congratulations to AAHM Award Winners!
The American Association for the History of Medicine honored the following individuals at its award ceremony and 90th anniversary celebration on May 2, 2015 at the Commons on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, CT: Osler Medal: Julia Cockey Cromwell, (Johns Hopkins University),“Viral Knowledge: Autopsy and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic” Honorable Mention: John […]
Medical Historians in the News: Genetics and the Historiography of the Black Death
Monica Green recently wrote an article for Perspectives on History: The Newsmagazine of the American Historical Association. It describes the circumstances of the “intrusion” of genetics into the historiography of the Black Death, and suggests to historians why it is high time for us to embrace this new connection with the historicist sciences. The article is […]
Medical Historians in the News: Health quarantines have a long history
Dr. Howard Markel recently spoke with a New York Times reporter on the history of health quarantines. Read the article here
Medical Historians in the News: Ebola: How Pop Culture And Infotainment Flame Our Fear
Past President Nancy Tomes was recently interviewed by a writer from Popular Science. The text of the article may be viewed here. http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/our-modern-plagues/ebola-how-pop-culture-infotainment-flame-our-fear
American Association for the History of Medicine
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