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Dr. Peter Grinspoon used medical data to look at both the benefits and dangers of marijuana as well as areas where more research is needed. This event was hosted by the Harvard Book Store.

Author Andrew Wehrman discussed how inoculation became a sought-after medical procedure in the 18th century and helped American colonists achieve independence from Great Britain. The…

Journalist Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling looked at why a growing number of people are trying “alternative” medicine over traditional medicine. Midtown Scholar Books in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…

Journalist Charles Barber talked about the invention of QuikClot, a blood clotting agent, and the struggle to get it adopted by the U.S. Army. This event was held at the Ecotarium…

Gary Lentz portrayed Sergeant Patrick Glass of the Lewis and Clark expedition, demonstrating medical practices used by the explorers during their 1804 cross-country journey. The Fort Walla…

Health scholars, advocates, and executives testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health hearing on increases in antimicrobial resistance.…

Historians talked about medical advancements during the Civil War era and how physicians treated diseases and diagnosed patients. This program was part of the 2023 Organization of American…

This June 1955 broadcast by the radio and television networks in cooperation with the U.S. Public Health Service hoped to dispel fears about the safety of the new Salk vaccine. U.S. Department of Health,…

President Biden spoke about cancer research and making the U.S. a global leader in biomedical technology, development, and production while outlining his cancer “moonshot” initiative. In his remarks given at…

During testimony at Senate Finance Committee hearing, Brian Shepard, the CEO of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), defended the organization’s mission of administering the nation’s…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infectious Diseases division chief and Vaccine Education Center director Dr. Paul Offit spoke about the risks associated with medical innovation. He was…

Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Facemaker, talked about the life and career of Dr. Harold Gillies, a New Zealand plastic surgeon who reconstructed the faces of thousands…

Professor Blair Sadler discussed the role he and his twin brother, Dr. Alfred Sadler, played in the development of emergency medicine, organ donation laws, and bioethics. Warwicks Bookstore…

Eleanor Bartow talked about federal funding and oversight of gain-of-function research.

During a meeting with cancer patients and researchers, President Biden talked about the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and his administration’s proposals for the new health…

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum hosted an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act. This panel featured doctors from some the top…

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum hosted an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act. This panel included nobel laureates who reflected…

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum hosted an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971. This panel featured experts in a variety of…

Patricia Kelmar talked about the legislation banning surprise medical billing that went into effect in January 2022.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, a case concerning the reimbursement rate cut to hospitals for Medicare Part B prescription drugs. The…