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Welcome to new staff who joined the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library in 2020!

Dec 11, 2020

The library welcomed two new staff members this year. Zsuzsa Nemeth joined us as Head of Clinical Research and Education in November 2020. Zsuzsa leads a team of librarians and is dedicated to providing support to clinical departments at Yale New Haven Hospital. She comes from the University of Miami where she had a similar role, plus experience at the Miami VA Hospital and as a clinical... Read More

The Medical Library Book Tree

Dec 4, 2020

It's the holiday season and that usually means our staff is busy decorating the library and building our beloved book tree. Stationed in the Historical Library reading room, the book tree comprises anywhere from 450 to over 600 volumes of the National Union Catalogue (last year's tree was particularly rotund). A team of energetic staff volunteers to transport, organize, and arrange the heavy... Read More

Newly acquired trove of historic photos captures evolution of medicine

Dec 2, 2020

Written by Patricia Carey | First published on YaleNews In one image, a physician injects a Civil War veteran with morphine, a common practice that led to widespread addiction after the war. In another, a gold-framed daguerreotype from 1847, an unconscious patient sprawls on a white-draped table, surrounded by men in frockcoats and cravats, documenting one of the earliest uses of ether in... Read More

The “Great Risk” of “Opium Eating”: How Civil War-Era Doctors Reacted to Prescription Opioid Addiction

Dec 1, 2020

Written by Jonathan S. Jones The U.S. Civil War (1861-65) sparked a massive epidemic of opioid addiction among those who fought and survived the bloody conflict. The war mobilized millions of soldiers, hospital workers, and freedom-seekers, bringing people into contact with unfamiliar microbes, insects, and animals. This mass movement of bodies and pathogens resulted in extreme outbreaks of... Read More

Medical Library Building Closure 11/25/20

Nov 19, 2020

**UPDATE: The medical library will reopen on January 11, 2021.** In response to public health conditions, Yale Library will close all library buildings and spaces to library users at the end of day Tuesday, November 24. The Medical Library’s 24/7 room will remain open to users authorized to be on the medical campus. We will monitor the public health situation closely. This decision was made to... Read More

Bioinformatics Support Office Hours: Resuming 12/10/2020

Nov 19, 2020

Bioinformatics Support Office hours will not be held on November 26th and December 3rd, 2020. They will resume again on December 10th, 2020. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Attention: No Bioinformatics Office Hours on Nov 5th, 2020

Nov 3, 2020

We are sorry to inform you that the Bioinformatics Support Office Hours are canceled for 5th Nov, 2020 (Thursday). We apologize for causing any inconvenience. We are hoping to resume our regular office hours on the 12th of Nov., 2020.    In the meantime, if you have urgent questions regarding Bioinformatics Analysis, please reach out to us at nur-taz.rahman@yale.edu or rolando.milian@yale.edu... Read More

Change in Oct 29th Bioinformatics Support Office Hours

Oct 27, 2020

Just for the week of Oct 26th, 2020 the Bioinformatics Support Office Hours will be held on Wednesday, 28th October, 2020 from 2pm to 4pm. Regular Thursday 10am-Noon hours will resume from the following week. Thanks for your cooperation!

Finding Fulton in the Historical Library

Sep 14, 2020

While Harvey Cushing was the impetus behind the formation of Yale’s Medical Library, you can find materials on the other founders, John Fulton and Arnold Klebs, within the Historical Library’s main reading room.   John Fulton, the youngest of the three founders of the Historical Library, trained in medicine and physiology at Harvard and Oxford, and came to Yale in 1930 as professor of physiology... Read More

Bioinformatics Support Office Hours: Fall 2020

Aug 27, 2020

Have OMICS analysis related questions? Don't forget, there are weekly Bioinformatics Support Office Hours for a quick consultation!!! Every Thursday from 10am until Noon.