As Covid-19 cases continue to spread across the United States, many have begun to draw on the Center for the History of Medicine’s seminal 2007 study of non-pharmaceutical interventions used during the 1918 influenza epidemic.  Dr. Navarro has been interviewed by several media outlets examining the public health measures utilized in 1918 and the impact Read more

With the global spread of Covid-19 cases and the increased implementation of various quarantines and other non-pharmaceutical interventions, Dr. Markel has been called upon by numerous media outlets to provide historical context for such public health measures.  Here is a list of his recent print interviews, op-eds, and television appearances. Washington Post: “How Bad will the Read more

Listen to Dr. Markel’s BBC interview where he discusses the life story of John Harvey Kellogg. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csyp5m

The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce its 17th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities. This year’s lecture will feature Prof. Lawrence Gostin from Georgetown Law.  Prof. Gostin will deliver his lecture, “Global Health Security in an Era of Explosive Pandemic Potential.”  Pandemics pose a significant risk to Read more

Please join us for a screening of the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, staring Jack Nicholson.  Based on the 1962 Ken Kesey novel, it is considered one of the greatest films ever made and was the second of only three films ever to win and Academy Award in all five major categories. The film portrays Read more

On April 7, 2017, the Center for the History of Medicine, with co-sponsorship from the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and support from the U-M School of Public Health, the Michigan Medicine Division of Infectious Disease, and the U-M Office of the Bicentennial, held a conference on pandemics featuring a slate of nationally Read more

The Center for the History of Medicine, with co-sponsorship from the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and the U-M School of Public Health, and with support from the Michigan Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and the U-M Office of the Bicentennial, is pleased to announce our upcoming conference, “Pandemic! Contagious Crises from AIDS to Read more

The Center for the History of Medicine is once again proud to support the Michigan Theater’s “Science on Screen” series.  This year, we will be showing Concussion, starting Will Smith and David Morse, with a post-screening presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, M.D.  Dr. Kutcher is a board-certified neurologist specializing in sports neurology, including concession, post-concussion syndrome, Read more

The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce a book talk by Prof. David Oshinsky.  Prof. Oshinsky, Director of the Division of Medical Humanities and Professor of History at New York University, will be discussing his forthcoming book, Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital. In his latest Read more

On September 12, 2016, Dr. Markel appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss the topic “How much health data should candidates disclose?”  You can watch the video here.