Options for tube thoracostomy include smaller bore pigtail style catheters (12-14 French) as an alternative to traditional large bore thoracostomy tubes (>20 french). [...]

Medical Museum Collection, Box 11

Women who inject drugs (IDUs) face elevated risk for HIV and hepatitis C due to syringe sharing, unsafe injection practices, and high‑risk sexual behaviors. While social [...]

In this interview, Dr. Ted Merrill reflects on his life dedicated to medicine. After a childhood apprenticeship with a local doctor in Fairfield, Idaho, he pursued pre-me [...]

Digital photograph of a blue velvet-lined leather needle case, opened to reveal four needles inside.

Collection of five medical instruments and one rubber stamp. Collection includes: an ebony-handled reflex mallet, a rubber stamp with image of the right eye, a small meta [...]

Medical Museum Collection, Box 57