The Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University is pleased to announce its seventh annual Ferenc Gyorgyey Research Travel Award for use of the Historical Library.
The Medical Historical Library, located in New Haven, Connecticut, holds one of the country’s largest collections of rare medical books, journals, prints, photographs, and pamphlets.... Read More
We have a secret! Blog post on an item in the Books of Secrets exhibit, by student curator Jarrell Ng
Something that has both puzzled and fascinated me throughout this course is how the professors of secrets and their books became so authoritative even though many of their recipes were fantastical, and probably never worked. The charlatans especially - as depicted in Jan van de... Read More
Opening Reception: November 18 6:00 -7:30 p.m.Cushing/Whitney Medical Library RotundaOn view: November 18, 2013 to January 17, 2014This is a student-curated exhibit from Professor Paola Bertucci’s undergraduate seminar, Spies, Secrets, and Science.
Books of secrets divulged medicinal, alchemical, artisanal, and other kinds of “secrets” of nature and the arts. These “cheap” books, mostly written... Read More
The new edition of the DSM-5 is now available via PsychiatryOnline.
Also, use Orbis to find the online book or the print copy in the Medical Library.
The Medical Library has a print copy in the Reserve Room Ref 21 RC455.2 C4 D536 2013. The Yale School of Nursing also has a copy in the Commons for nursing students shelved under RC455.2 C4 D536 2013.
If you need assistance locating or using... Read More
First Consult, a point-of-care resource included in the popular ClinicalKey online resource, is availble for mobile download to Apple iOS devices. First Consult is a clinical decision support resource that leverages evidence-based medical information to provide clinicians, librarians and others with the easy access to the latest on evaluation, diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis and... Read More
A biosystem or biological system is a group of molecules that interact in a biological system. One type of biosystem is a biological pathway, which can consist of interacting genes, proteins, and small molecules. Another type of biosystem is a disease, which can involve components such as genes, biomarkers, and drugs.
The NCBI BioSystems Database was developed to (1) serve as a centralized... Read More
The UpToDate Anywhere mobile app is available for Apple iOS, Android and Windows 8 phones and tablets. Free individual access is available to all affiliates of Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. Initial registration must be done either on the network or from a remote connection to Yale or YNHH. Individual login also allows accumulation of free CME/CE credits gained by reading UTD... Read More
James E. Rothman, ’71 B.S., the Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences, and professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology at Yale University, was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on how molecular messages are transmitted inside and outside of our cells, the Royal Swedish National Academy announced today (Oct.7). Rothman, who is also professor... Read More
The Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière (1876-80), a landmark publication in medical photography, is on view in the Rotunda of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library through November 15th, 2013. This collection of texts and photographs represents the female patients of Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière hospital and asylum during the years of his tenure as director. The patients,... Read More
A celebration of the Yale School of Nursing Alumni. The exhibit highlights the contributions of the Nursing program and its graduates to Yale, the profession, and the world. Curated by Janene Batten with the help of Melissa Grafe. On view in the Medical Library foyer until January 10, 2014.
In addition, as part of the 90th Anniversary of the Yale School of Nursing the Cushing/Whitney Medical... Read More