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Vesalius Fans Reconvene – This Time in Antwerp

Vesalius Fans Reconvene – This Time in Antwerp

2014 was a big year for Andreas Vesalius. It was the great anatomist’s 500th birthday – a great milestone if your name is still spoken after five centuries. Devoted Vesalius fans could not let that year pass without gathering on the Greek island of Zakynthos, where he...

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Oy! Jewish Medical Students in Renaissance Italy

Oy! Jewish Medical Students in Renaissance Italy

The year 2022 marked the 800th anniversary of the founding of the University of Padua, one of the oldest universities in the world. The celebration included an exhibition done in conjunction with the Jewish Heritage Museum of Padua that offered a fascinating glimpse...

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The Deep Meaning of Listerine

The Deep Meaning of Listerine

Consumer products come and go. Some exist only for the few weeks before a holiday; others hang around for years, even decades. But others approach immortality, still going strong after a century or more in the marketplace. To name a few: Clorox (1913); Ex-Lax (1906);...

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Happy Birthday to The King’s Anatomist

Happy Birthday to The King’s Anatomist

October 12, 2021 marked the official launch of The King’s Anatomist into the literary world – a very big and crowded world, as it turns out. Estimates vary for many reasons, but if that day was a typical one in the publishing industry, about 2,000 American titles –...

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Galen – Wrong, But Still Awesome

Galen – Wrong, But Still Awesome

Contemporary medical scientists and practitioners have a deep understanding of human structure and function – from the organs and tissues under the skin to the multitude of cells of which they are built. We’ve delved deeper into the structures and biochemical...

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