Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System (1913), Santiago Ramon y Cajal By Erin Delaney “Every man, if he is so determined, can become the sculptor of his own brain” [1]. These are the famous words of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934), the father of modern neuroscience. Most known for establishing the neuron doctrine as… Read more »
Entries by Ruth Lilly Medical Library
John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Series Presents” “An Origin Story for ‘Big Pharma’ in the Reign of Louis XIV? An Early Modern History for the Present”
On Friday, April 5th the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society presented a lecture titled “An Origin Story for ‘Big Pharma’ in the Reign of Louis XIV? An Early Modern History for the Present” with speaker Justin Rivest, professor of History at Kenyon College. The event was cosponsored by the John Shaw Billings History… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: The Toxic Amblyopia (1896)
The Toxic Amblyopias: Their Classification, History, Symptoms, Pathology, and Treatment (1896), George Edmund de Schweinitz By Mikaela Messer George Edmund de Schweinitz (1858-1938) was an American ophthalmologist whose work on toxic amblyopia contributed to the history of ophthalmology as we know it today. Toxic amblyopia, also known as toxic optic neuropathy, is a condition where… Read more »
Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s Amy Blevins, MALS, Honored with Trustees’ Teaching Award
Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s Amy Blevins, MALS, has been honored with the prestigious Trustees’ Teaching Award. This award recognizes faculty who have consistently exhibited excellence in teaching and have made significant contributions to the education mission of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Since 2017, Amy has led a dedicated team that developed learning objectives… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: The Development of Inhalation Anaesthesia with Special Reference to the Years 1846-1900 (1947)
The Early Historical Account of Inhalation Anaesthesia (1947), Barbara M. Duncum By Joseph Toliver The Development of Inhalation Anaesthesia with Special Reference to the Years 1846-1900 (1947) was quite a unique history book for the time. Barbara M. Duncum (1910-2001) studied history at the London University until she was elected to become an assistant researcher… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: A Manual on Diseases of the Nervous System (1886)
A Manual on Diseases of the Nervous System (1886), Dr. William Gowers By Luke Denney A Manual on Diseases of the Nervous System is a work by Dr. William Gowers (1845-1915). Published in two volumes, the first in 1886 and the second in 1889, this manual has been described as a Bible of Neurology [2]…. Read more »
McGraw-Hill First Aid Test Prep Platform to be Discontinued
McGraw-Hill is discontinuing its eBook Library platform and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library will not be able to renew its subscriptions to eBook collections on that platform. The First Aid Test Prep Collection will expire on April 30, 2024, the Clinical Medicine Collection will expire on June 13, 2024, and the First Aid for the… Read more »
RLML Circulation Supervisor, Tré Quarles, MLIS, Accepts Position as Research Public Services Librarian at Harvard’s Countway Library
The Ruth Lilly Medical Library is bidding farewell to Tré Quarles. Tré has been the friendly and helpful Circulation Supervisor at the front desk since June 2019, and he recently graduated from the IUPUI Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering with his Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree. While Tré will… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: A Treatise on the Disease of Females (1831)
The Mystery of Childbed Fever: a 19th Century Understanding of Puerperal Fever, William Potts Dewees By Madeline Brown An accelerated pulse, extreme abdominal pain, bloating, teeth-chattering chills, weakness, and decreased milk production were all signs of a mother stricken with childbed fever [1]. In the nineteenth century, it was often fatal. The first American epidemics… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: Childbirth without Fear (1944)
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (1944), Grantly Dick Read By Emily McNally To any twenty-first century woman interested in natural childbirth, one name rises above the rest: Ina May Gaskin (1940–), the famed American midwife. But even giants in the field credit their intellectual predecessors, and Gaskin’s is British obstetrician… Read more »