Victor Vaughan Student Society for the History and Philosophy of Medicine
News
Dr. Markel and the Center’s landmark 1918 influenza study were referenced in this CNN story on school closures and influenza in Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Stern was quoted in an Associated Press article on access to Plan B, the “morning-after” pill, as a consumer trend.
After it was discovered in 1898, radium was commonly used in medical treatment. Read Dr. Markel’s ABCNews interview on the history of radium capsules.
Dr. Markel’s op-ed on the pitfalls of censoring influenza research which appeared in the Feb. 2 edition of the New York Times was also named that day as one of the “Five Best Thursday Columns” by The Atlantic Wire.
Events
Panel Discussion: Reflections
Thursday, March 29, 2012
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Holocaust Memorial Museum Exibit, Taubman Health Sciences Library
Friday, February 3, 2012 – Friday, April 13, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Spotlight
The latest issue of The Hippo, a literary and visual arts magazine for and by students at the University of Michigan Medical School, is now online. It is entirely student-run and generated. The title of the magazine is derived from … Read more.
