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Graphic Medicine: New Exhibit at HSHSL 

Dec. 9, 2024 – Jan. 18, 2025 The HSHSL is proud to host the National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibit, “Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived & Well-Drawn.” The exhibit’s authors describe “graphic medicine” as “the use of comics to tell personal stories … Continue reading

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Check Out the Graphic Medicine Collection

Graphic medicine describes the intersection of comics and health care. The combination can lead to a deeper understanding of the experience of conditions such as pain, motherhood, epilepsy, & anxiety to name but a few. Browse the HSHSL’s graphic medicine … Continue reading

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Sample the Graphic Medicine Collection

Graphic medicine describes the intersection of comics and health care. The combination can lead to a deeper understanding of the experience of conditions such as pain, motherhood, epilepsy, and anxiety to name but a few. Browse the HSHSL’s graphic medicine … Continue reading

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New Graphic Medicine Collection

Ian Williams, a graphic artist, physician, and humanist, coined the term “graphic medicine” to describe “the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare.” Writing in BMJ (2010;340:c863), Michael J Green and Kimberly R Meyers argue that “graphic stories … Continue reading

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