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In 1851, the first #ophthalmoscope was invented by physician Hermann von Helmholtz, using #tilted #glass plates to reflect light into the eye. #Inventors have incorporated new ideas and technology into hundreds of different models since.
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This #mayapple is doing its best bat impression to celebrate #nationalappleday! #Beware, mayapple is #poisonous when ingested, so candy a more traditional #apple variety instead. However, the #podophyllotoxin in mayapple is used topically to treat #warts. https://t.co/CqwmZLUj9P
The #eyes have it. May is #HealthyVisionMonth so we'll be looking at our #eye-related materials to see if we can get a clearer #vision of historical #eyehealth. We begin with the precursor to modern #textbooks, #Ophthalmodouleia, das ist Augendienst. https://t.co/W8FZh3JGt4
Happy #NationalLicoriceDay from this #licorice #lithograph. It comes from #Illustrations of Medical Botany, Joseph Carson's work of materia medica. #medicinalgarden https://t.co/5mvcmDTlBz
#Aprons are wonderful barriers against all manner of contaminants. In this #image from the Manuel de Médecine Opératoire, the #surgeon's apron seems to be protecting his suit rather than preventing exposure to #pathogens during #surgery. #DoctorDuds https://t.co/sQVHZElSJn
#PeruvianBark, which is mentioned throughout Jeanes notebook, was used to treat many #fevers. It is the source of #quinine, a synthetic version of which, #hydroxychloroquine, has become a prescriptive sticking point in the treatment of #COVID19 https://t.co/Ubp3lTCihP
Our digital content now on @dpla! https://t.co/aeZMHgKkG2 Thanks @PADigitalNews & @TempleLibraries #histmed #medhums
Illustration (1870) of chondroma of the left shoulder, estimated to weigh 40 lb.
Bonus #CPP12DaysXmas. Holiday greetings from our old pal S. Weir Mitchell