By Ginny A. Roth This 1989 poster from the American Cancer Society (ACS) features pop culture icon Leonard Nimoy, as his character Mr. Spock from
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Doctoring the Art of Medicine Series
By Laura McNulty As an artist, May Lesser (1927-2001) seemed destined to produce works of art relating to the medical field—her father, brother, husband, and
The Dance of Death
By Ginny A. Roth
Halloween is not a night for the faint of heart. This frighteningly festive 15th century woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle is captioned by a celebratory Latin verse which speaks of death as a friend.
Uniting Nations
By Ginny A. Roth This undated poster from the United Nations (UN) Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, “Health For All By The Year
Combating Childhood Obesity
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity can lead to diseases we normally associate with adults
Celebrating Walter Reed
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Today would have been Major Walter Reed’s 162nd birthday. Reed, shown in this picture with his daughter Emilie
A Headstart on Lice Prevention
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ New backpack? Check. New pencils, pens, and notebooks? Check. Lice comb? Che…Lice comb?!? Yes, it is that
The Red Poppy: A Curious Herbal
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ This image, rightly called “Red Poppy,” appears in the eighteenth century herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) titled
MCCR was There
By Elizabeth A. Mullen As crowds gather today on the Mall in Washington, DC—on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington
Dr. Albert Sabin: A Closer Look
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Dr. Albert Sabin was born today, August 26 in 1906 in Poland and is best known for developing