A ward in Carver Hospital in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. One key innovation during this period was the division of hospitals into wards based on disease. U.S. National Archives In 1862, ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine” traveling exhibition will be held at the Luzerne County Community College Library through March 8. The National Library of ...

Anesthesia was in its infancy when the American Civil War began in 1861. The sheer number of casualties gave surgeons on both sides the opportunity to gain experience with the first two anesthetic ...

Explore Frederick's important role in the history of medicine. Frederick, Maryland, played a vital role during the Civil War, serving as a key medical hub for wounded soldiers from the battles of ...

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- It was like the days when there was no King in Israel! -- People of this state have been bled long enough -- It is a good big work I have in mind -- He is our man -- ...

The Civil War might seem to today's physicians like a quaint anachronism, irrelevant to modern concerns, a blurred panorama of drunken surgeons wiping their scalpels on blood-soaked aprons and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — In this episode of Tim Takes You There, Tim Miller visits the American Civil War Museum of Ohio — a hidden gem tucked inside a historic former post office in downtown Tiffin. What began ...