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From Conjecture to Reality to Controversy: Blood Transfusions and Blood Banking in America

May 17, 2018zarobann

Nate Zaroban is a fourth-year Biological Chemistry major and Neuroscience concentrator at Grinnell College. After graduating from Grinnell, Nate will be attending the University of Nebraska College of Medicine starting in the Fall of 2018. He took the History of American Health and Medicine course to learn more about the profession that he will begin… Read more From Conjecture to Reality to Controversy: Blood Transfusions and Blood Banking in America

The Outside Looking In: Social Influences on Mental Health

May 25, 2016JP Defranco

JP DeFranco is a second year biology/neuroscience major and active in athletics specifically golf, weight training and basketball. JP has worked extensively with youth coaching basketball and special needs students. He enjoys spending time with his family and watching movies. Mental health and mental health treatments have been a trendy contemporary topic in our country.… Read more The Outside Looking In: Social Influences on Mental Health

Women and Healthcare: Nursing in 19th Century Post Civil War America

May 25, 2016Kirtimay Pendse

Kirtimay Pendse is a first year student at Grinnell College, where he’s studying Economics and Global Development Studies. He’s interested in studying the relationship between medicine and economics. Various historians agree that nursing as a profession has provided new perspectives on the larger issues present in women’s history and in American medical history. However, not… Read more Women and Healthcare: Nursing in 19th Century Post Civil War America

The Evolution of Trauma Medicine in Wartime

May 23, 2016Phil Trubee

Philip Trubee is a second-year student at Grinnell College. He is a Political Science and History major, and is employed at the Faulconer Gallery Print and Draw Room. His post on Trauma Treatment is inspired by his family’s work within that field of medicine. Trauma Medicine, as practiced in Emergency Rooms and field hospitals all… Read more The Evolution of Trauma Medicine in Wartime

“BARRIERS” TO THE CONDOM’S PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS

May 21, 2016Thomas Auen

About Thomas Auen: As a graduating senior from Grinnell College, I’m making my way to Boston where I will continue my education and science applications as a research assistant. With a major in biological chemistry, my new position in the Department of Endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School will allow me to… Read more “BARRIERS” TO THE CONDOM’S PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS

Changing Views About Syphilis and Sex Education Around World War I

May 21, 2016Hannah Storch

Hannah Storch is currently a senior at Grinnell College, double majoring in history and classics. After graduating in Spring 2016, she will be attending Georgetown University for a Masters in Art and Museum Studies. She has long been interested in the stigma surrounding venereal diseases prior to the 20th century and what caused the shift… Read more Changing Views About Syphilis and Sex Education Around World War I

What You Can’t See May Indeed Hurt You: A Historical Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

August 11, 2015admin

Anthony Mack is a third year Biological Chemistry major at Grinnell College. When not in class, he enjoys playing baseball and is one of the captains of Grinnell’s baseball team. After Grinnell, Anthony plans on attending a college of pharmacy where he would work toward obtaining his PharmD. When a war ends, we are continuously… Read more What You Can’t See May Indeed Hurt You: A Historical Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Willing to Serve, Unable to Wait

July 23, 2015admin

by Colton Silvia In the United States, less than 1% of the population will serve in some branch of the military and every year 10% of these select few will become veterans.[1] These men and women who voluntarily join the military, whether it be through officer enrollment or enlistment, are told they will receive several… Read more Willing to Serve, Unable to Wait