The Story of Orlando S. Strange and the City of Kingston
Orlando Strange was known as a leading physician and surgeon of the City of Kingston. He was even Kingston’s mayor in 1859! … More The Story of Orlando S. Strange and the City of Kingston
Orlando Strange was known as a leading physician and surgeon of the City of Kingston. He was even Kingston’s mayor in 1859! … More The Story of Orlando S. Strange and the City of Kingston
He invented the paging beeper and the magnetic induction loop used in hearing aids. His greatest passion was in improving hearing technology for the deaf and hearing impaired. … More The Story of Joseph Poliakoff and his Hearing Technologies
Dr. A. W. Chase created home remedies, recipes, and products – sold well after his death in 1885. … More The Story of Dr. A.W. Chase and his Receipt Books
Canadian-American psychiatrist Dr. Harry Prosen worked with humans and animals over his lengthy career. … More The Story of Dr. Harry Prosen and his Work in Psychiatry
What could Robertson Davies, a Canadian author, have to do with patent medicine Fletcher’s Castoria? … More The Story of Robertson Davies and Fletcher’s Castoria
Carl’s lebenswecker was said to cure all kinds of diseases through this type of therapy, including baldness, mental disorders, and whooping cough. … More The Story of Carl Baunscheidt and his Lebenswecker
In the collections of the Museum of Health Care, there are 136 artefacts in the “Dr. Robertson/Marjorie Winslow Collection.” The majority of these are medical moulages– wax models of the ways different diseases and pathological conditions affect the human body. They were some of the very first artefacts to be added to the museum’s collections, and at first, the artist’s identity was a mystery. After connecting with people who had known Dr. Robertson, who had used the moulages for teaching at Queen’s University, Marjorie Winslow’s name could be confidently affixed to her art. … More The Story of Marjorie Winslow and her Medical Moulages
Inventor of the Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery. … More Black History Month: Dr. Patricia Bath
First Black director of public health in Ontario and founder of the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario. … More Black History Month: Lillie Johnson
First Black nurse to practise in public health. … More Black History Month: Bernice Redmon