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Eyes on Wilmer: 100 Years of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins
October 7, 2025

A new exhibit, “Eyes on Wilmer: 100 Years of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins,” invites visitors to explore centuries of discovery and…

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Sigerest Medieval Manuscript Reproduction Collection
August 1, 2025

We recently rehoused the Henry E. Sigerist Medieval Manuscript Reproduction Collection, moving its contents from their original folders into updated storage…

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Codex medicus Hertensis
July 11, 2025

Above image: Leipzig, Germany: medical historians: group portrait. Photograph, 1929. Wellcome Collection. In July of 1917, Karl Sudhoff published an article…

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Handwritten cursive text on old, faded ledger paper. Text describes medical records of 19th century patients.
New to the Historical Collection:
May 15, 2025

Three journals and one ledger documenting the work and travels of Dr. Israel Shipman Pelton Lord.

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Person at a table holds a light behind the page of a 18th century anatomical atlas. He is surrounded by film cameras pointed at the atlas. There are shelves full of old books in the background.
Filming at the Institute
April 17, 2025

A film crew recently visited the Institute to shoot footage for a short documentary on salpingectomy, the removal of one or…

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Nightingale Graduate Lounge opens at the Institute
March 14, 2025

2024 was the year of space updates at the Institute.

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Photo of Dr. Solomon H. Snyder.
Collection Highlight – Solomon H. Snyder, M.D.
January 15, 2025

Upon his retirement in 2022 Dr. Solomon H. Snyder, M.D. donated a small collection of his authored works to the Historical Collection.

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Hearing History: The Robert J. Ruben Collection of Otolaryngological Instruments
November 4, 2024

Cover image caption : Helmholtz Resonators, c. 1900 Ear trumpets, tuning forks, hearing aids, oh my!

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