Tag: History of Medicine

Listening with Both Ears: The Irish Origins of the Double Stethoscope 

September 23, 2024

By Dr Anne Mac Lellan  As certain nebulae are resolved into stars by powerful telescopes, so specific chest sounds, obscure from their lowness, may be determined by the double stethoscope. Arthur Leared, 1856. The Great Exhibition, held in London’s Crystal Palace in 1851, displayed the wonderful, the beautiful, the useful and the bizarre inventions of … More Listening with Both Ears: The Irish Origins of the Double Stethoscope 

“Our Kids are a Nation of Fatties”: Discovering Obesity in Celtic Tiger Ireland

September 9, 2024

By Dr Conor Heffernan, Ulster University When is it appropriate to criticise, even mock, someone with a medical condition? Is there a point at which we can insult an individual, or even a group, enough for them to overcome their condition? Better yet, can we shame those around them for ‘allowing’ this to happen? What … More “Our Kids are a Nation of Fatties”: Discovering Obesity in Celtic Tiger Ireland

The Largest Industrial Investment in Ireland’s History: The Aughinish Alumina Refinery in a Globalised Aluminium Economy 

August 29, 2024

by Dr Mauve Carbonell In the early 1970s, driven by an overall increase in needs for raw materials – aluminium in particular – the Alcan company established an alumina production plant in Aughinish near Limerick.[1] But why build a plant costing several hundred million pounds in the middle of the Irish countryside, in Aughinish, on … More The Largest Industrial Investment in Ireland’s History: The Aughinish Alumina Refinery in a Globalised Aluminium Economy 

Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism:  How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin  

July 29, 2024

by Dr Carly Collier ‘Does Dublin enjoy a pre-eminence in typhoid?’ asked an Evening Telegraph journalist in November 1891 of Sir Charles Cameron, Dublin’s esteemed Medical Superintendent Officer of Health.1 As a powerful local government official in a very public-facing role, Cameron was well-known in Dublin already, but as the Telegraph reflected, ‘[o]f late he … More Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism:  How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin  

History of Science, Technology & Medicine Network of Ireland 2024 Conference

April 17, 2024

HSTMI annual conference, 26-27 April, 2024, Carlow College  Friday 26 April 2024.   11.00 am -11.30 am: Registration.   Opening remarks, Carlow College Vice President Dr Eric Derr and Dr Ida Milne, chair, HSTMI  Location: TBD  Panel 1: Cultures of Science and Knowledge   Time: 11.30 am – 1 pm.   Chair: Dr Ida Milne (Lecturer in European History, … More History of Science, Technology & Medicine Network of Ireland 2024 Conference

CFP PostGraduate Social History of Medicine Conference Shanghai

February 8, 2017

CFP. SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2017 In cooperation with the University of Strathclyde and Shanghai University Funded by the Wellcome Trust Health Histories: The Next Generation October 12-13, 2017 Shanghai University, China https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofhumanities/history/healthhistoriesthenextgeneration/ The Society for the Social History of Medicine periodically hosts an international conference for postgraduate students. The 2017 … More CFP PostGraduate Social History of Medicine Conference Shanghai