Tag: history
From the archives: Early Public Health in Omaha
By John Schleicher Omaha was founded in 1854, as soon as Nebraska Territory opened to settlement. It was formally incorporated as a city on February 2, 1857, and was the territorial capital. In 1855, the first physician in the city, Dr. George Miller, “busied himself in public city health matters.” One of the first few […]
Feb 20, 2017
From the archives: first amputation illustration
By John Schleicher The first published illustration of an amputation scene, showing ligature-tourniquet, knife, and saw. The figure in the background has an injured hand, perhaps having lost fingers to encourage the patient having the amputation. The illustration was published in a work by Hans von Gersdorff (born circa 1455), a German army surgeon with […]
Jan 16, 2017
From the archives: early obstetrical work from the rare book collection
By John Schleicher Eucharius Rösslin (c.1470-1526), was elected as the city physician of Frankfurt on Main in 1506. He also served as physician to the city of Worms, in the service of Katherine, wife of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. While examining and supervising the city’s midwives, he found the practice of their trade to […]
Dec 13, 2016
From the archives: second lady visits UNMC campus
By John Schleicher The year was 1967; Lyndon B. Johnson was the President of the United States. His Vice-President was Humbert H. Humphrey. The President’s Committee on Mental Retardation had recently been established. Among the members of the committee were Muriel Humphrey, wife of the Vice-President, and Robert Kugel, M.D., professor and chairman of the […]
Nov 7, 2016
From the archives: Who was Wittson? The man behind the building
By John Schleicher Cecil L. Wittson, M.D. (1907-1989) was born in Camden, South Carolina. He received his BS degree from the University of South Carolina in 1927, and his MD degree in 1931. Wittson interned at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1931-1932, then held various posts at Central Islip State Hospital in New […]
Oct 3, 2016
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