medical history
Sex and “Mad Men”
via Historiann, who asks what we think about the portrayal of sex on “Mad Men.” Historiann observes that this is the era of Helen Gurley Brown’s Sex and the Single Girl (1962) — so where’s all the fun? Well, my first reaction is that Brown’s main message was that because women were at a disadvantage [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Sloppy Medical History Reporting at NPR
This is in reply to the story “Accidents of History Created U.S. Health System” on yesterday’s All Things Considered:
I’m a medical historian and find several historical inaccuracies in this report. The first and most egregious is the claim that early twentieth century medicine was “medieval.” This was hardly the case — by this point there [...]
There’s nothing like an epidemic to remind folks of the importance of campus health services
As I say in my latest article at History News Network. [thanks again for publishing my writing, and promoting my book.]
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article on the CDC’s latest recommendations for colleges and universities. Brainstorm blogger Gene C. Fant wonders what impact the epidemic will have on faculty hiring.
Meanwhile, Inside Higher Education [...]
New Emergency Contraception Survey
Since the Center for History and New Media is no longer supporting Survey Builder, I have transferred my emergency contraception survey on Survey Monkey.
Please help me spread the word about it. While I’m covering the entire history of emergency contraception, my replies thus far have mostly been from women and men whose experience with [...]
Discussion on Exhibiting Influenza
Just wanted to let you all know about a discussion of what to include in an influenza exhibit over at the other blog I manage for Women Historians of Medicine, a special interest group of American Association for the History of Medicine. Please make comments there.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My serious article on swine flu
Is now up at History News Network. Enjoy!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )That ’70s Flu, or Knitting Clio’s Memories of the Ford Administration
As one might expect, the hot topic of conversation at this weekend’s meeting of the AAHM was the current swine flu epidemic. As I watched CNN and read newspaper reports, my mind went back not to the 1918-19 epidemic, but the Ford administration. At that time, President Ford was ridiculed for mobilizing a nationwide effort [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )My publisher is going digital
I’m a bit slow in getting around to writing about this, but last month the University of Michigan Press announced that it would shift it’s emphasis towards digital publishing, at least for monographs.
I’m not as alarmed by this as some (after all, I teach digital history), but am concerned about what will happen to the [...]
Knitting Clio on TV
The CCSU BOOKSTORE presents
CCSU’s cable television show featuring members of the Central family (faculty, staff, and alumni) talking about their books
and airing on some 20 cable outlets throughout Connecticut. (Check your local listings!)
TODAY at NOON in the CCSU Bookstore
Student Bodies: the Influence of Student Health Services in American Society and Medicine
Heather Prescott (History)
BRING A LUNCH [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Scientific Fraud in MMR/Autism study
Media dis&dat reports that Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who published a study allegedly linking MMR vaccine and autism, has been accused of “cooking” the data to fit his theory. Wakefield’s findings led to a sharp decline in the percentage of children receiving vaccinations for MMR and other childhood diseases, leading to a resurgence of these diseases [...]
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