The Museum of Health Care (MHC) shows how Canadians have preserved health and managed disease, pain and suffering. The Museum strives to connect visitors of all ages with the experience of people in past times and provide context and perspective on today's health issues. Our blog is regularly updated with interesting and insightful entries by MHC staff and volunteers. Learn more about who we are and what we're working on. We welcome your feedback and comments.
Dr. Miriam Rossi completed both her undergraduate degree and master’s degree at the University of Iowa, specializing in dietetics, nutrition, and biochemistry. She later attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, where she was the only Black student in the school’s first graduating class of 1970. Dr. Rossi moved to … More Black History Month: Dr. Miriam Rossi
People will go to any lengths to win. A drive for competition has underscored much of human history, leading to the establishment of competitive environments and the search for an elusive edge over your rivals. … More Rat Poison, Honey and Testicles – A Twisted Tale of Doping
This is a temporary full-time position from May 12 to August 30, 2025. It is funded through the Young Canada Works and Canada Summer Jobs programs. To be eligible, applicants must be full-time students who will be returning to full-time studies in the fall of 2025. … More Public Programs Assistant Positions Available for Summer 2025
The Museum of Health Care is hiring for various positions this summer. Spend your summer working in heritage! … More 2025 SWEP Student Positions Available
We are seeking passionate and dedicated Board and Committee members to collaborate with Museum Staff in advancing our mission and vision. … More Volunteer Board and Committee Members Needed
On Monday, February 17th from 9-4pm, the Museum of Health Care will host its annual Teddy Bear Hospital Event. … More Teddy Bear Hospital Event Returns for Family Day 2025
All of this is to say that people’s relationships with food, feelings, and health have always been complicated. Although there’s no longer a full roster of doctors ready to get you on a diet to balance out your humours and suppress your urges, there’s still a lot of discussion around eating and emotions. “Hangrieness,” for example, is no joke. … More Just a Gut Feeling: Eating and Emotions Across Time
Save the date: #GivingTuesday is coming on December 3rd. This year, we are highlighting the incredible programming at the Museum that is possible because of your support. Did you know that in 2024, 45 education programs ran at the Museum? Over 700 students got to hand-on experience of the history of health care! For #GivingTuesday, … More Giving Tuesday Campaign 2024
HRT and Its Patients in the 1940s: As we saw last week, hormone replacement therapies using estrogen, progesterone and testosterone had found a place among Canadian gynecologists and obstetricians by the early 1940s. Even before the Second World War began, drug manufacturers like Schering Ltd. (Montreal), Organon (Toronto) and Parke-Davis Co. (Walkerville and Brockville) … More Fulfilling Prescriptions: HRT Artifacts in 1950s and 1960s Ontario
Today, I’ll be showing you a bit more about how HRT became a part of Canadian doctors’ work in the early-to-mid twentieth century. … More Selling Sex: HRT and Knowledge Transmission in 1940s Ontario
