#HistMed

Today’s primary source is William A. Dunnagan, “Why I Stopped Being a Family Doctor,” Look, 21 Aug. 1956, 35-37. It’s a goodie! His rationale: not “abreast” of medical developments, (2)
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This year, I’m v. excited to participate in the Smoker, a UMMS musical roast, dating to late 1910s. These shows enable us to examine student acculturation and emotional coping. Yet,
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Good evening! I'm your host for the week, @khowaga, and I'm about to ruin your dinner! (1/18)#tweetistorian #histmed #twitterstorian #epitwitter You see, I've mentioned #cholera a few times, but I
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1/ Why are hypodermic needles and IV catheters referenced by gauge numbers?And why does the needle diameter get smaller as the gauge number increases?Let's explore the obscure history of IV
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To recap: Swenson argued that phase one of an outbreak is denial. #histmed #twitterstorians #Twittistorians (1/21)https://twitter.com/Tweetistorian/status/1338568554929672194?s=20 Phase 2 is BLAME. Someone or something (else) must be blamed
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Welcome back! I'm @khowaga, and today I'm going to discuss public health in 19th century Egypt. I promise the thread will be more exciting than it sounds! (1/23)#tweetistorian #histmed #twitterstorians
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Swenson's argument was that the four social stages seemed prevalent to human society, but, of course, that's a big leap--society isn't always one-size-fits-all. Changing gears, let me discuss the scholarship
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I'm your host, @khowaga. Let's continue with the #history of public health in 19th century #Egypt. The French were evacuated from Egypt in 1801. The power vacuum was eventually filled
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It’s time for another #histmed Tweetorial -- this time I'm going to talk about the pesky definition of a fever, and where the 98.6 F average body temp came from!
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An alphabetical #histmed list of what/ what not to eat and drink if you suffer from melancholy, mainly drawn from #AnatomyOfMelancholy. A=apple cider. Theoretically bad: causes wind, breeds black bile.
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