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New G.I. Bill Proposes 'Patriot Tax'
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:03:00 -0400
Congressional Democrats are pushing forward with plans for a new G.I. Bill to give veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan money to go to college for four years. House Democrats want to pay for it with what they've dubbed a "patriot tax" on people earning more than $500,000. In the Senate, one Republican who notably isn't on board is John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who says the proposal is too expensive and could encourage service members to leave the military.
California Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400
The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The ruling overturns a California voter-approved law that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Calif. Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400
The justices announced the ruling Thursday. More challenges loom, however.

The Talk of the Town

Over Not Out
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When the polls closed in Indiana and North Carolina last Tuesday evening, a lot of Barack Obama supporters braced themselves for bad news. Their candidate had just gone through a harrowing month, divided neatly in two by his thumping in the Pennsylvania primary. He had been repeatedly gored by a . . .
Mamet Talk
Lillian Ross Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The playwright and screenwriter David Mamet was in town recently to talk about his new film, “Redbelt.” He sat patiently for an interview on a white wire chair in the sculpture garden of the Museum of Modern Art, one of his favorite haunts. He wore orange-rimmed glasses, a black . . .
Fly on the Wall
Adam Gopnik Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Yasmina Reza, the French playwright (“Art,” among other works), was in town last week, talking about her newly translated book on Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, entitled “Dawn Dusk or Night.” Sarkozy allowed Reza, a newcomer to political journalism, to trail his steps and record his words--hour by hour . . .

 

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MedHist - Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
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150 Years of Anesthesia 1846-1996 - Presented by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Articles discuss the impact, people involved, surgery before anesthesia and current developments in the field.
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A History of Cardiology - University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment

A Short History of Medical Careers - From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
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Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua - Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.

Anesthesia History - Index to history of anaestheia resources on the Web

Bibliography of Secondary Works in the History of Medicine and Related Health Fields - A non-critical electronic bibliography from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library of monographs and classic works in the field of American history of medicine and related topics.

Classical Islamic Biomedicine - Index website maintained by the Karolinska Institute.

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404 Dietetic fragments of Rufus of Ephesos in Syriac language - This site contains an edition of dietetic fragments of Rufus of Ephesos in Syriac language, together with German translation and commentary. PDF (1,3 MB)

404 Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM) - Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.

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404 Dying to Have a Baby - The History of Childbirth - Chronicles the dangers that women and their newborns have faced during labor and delivery.

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Global Project on the History of Leprosy - The International Leprosy Association is developing a database of leprosy archives around the world.

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The Virtual Laboratory - A platform where historians publish and discuss their research on experimentation in the life sciences, art, and technology. Managed by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.

US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine. - Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans.

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