Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 01.11.2025
Dr. James Shaw, a recently retired academic orthopedic surgeon who served as associate professor and interim orthopedic chairman at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, professor of orthopedics at George Washington University, and attending surgeon and clinical professor at the Syracuse VA and SUNY Upstate Medical University , asks a question to the audience during the discussion about......
Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 01.11.2025
Dr. James Shaw, a recently retired academic orthopedic surgeon who served as associate professor and interim orthopedic chairman at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, professor of orthopedics at George Washington University, and attending surgeon and clinical professor at the Syracuse VA and SUNY Upstate Medical University, talks to audience members about his book, “Historical......
Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 01.11.2025
Attendees pay attention during Dr. James Shaw’s discussion about his book, “Historical Diseases from a Modern Perspective,” during the Book Talk lecture series presentation on Jan. 12, 2025, at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Shaw is a recently retired academic orthopedic surgeon who served as associate professor and interim orthopedic chairman at......
Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 01.11.2025
Dr. James Shaw, a recently retired academic orthopedic surgeon who served as associate professor and interim orthopedic chairman at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, professor of orthopedics at George Washington University, and attending surgeon and clinical professor at the Syracuse VA and SUNY Upstate Medical University, describes his book, “Historical Diseases from a Modern......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman | 47th Flying Training Wing | 09.05.2023
A striped bark scorpion crawls on the ground at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. These scorpions are nocturnal creatures, preferring to hide in crevices under bark, rocks, or other sheltered areas during the day and becoming active at night to hunt for prey. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist Brandon Nooner)...
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.07.2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 7, 2022) - Hospitalman Willie Munford gives a vaccine to a patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Immunization Clinic. Munford, a native of Wahiawa, Hawaii, says, “It is important that we keep people safe from diseases.” World Immunization Week is April 24 – 30. Vaccines help individuals and communities by preventing and reducing the spread of serious......
Photo by Yan Kennon | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.15.2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 15, 2021) – Amy Doughty, a licensed practical nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Immunizations Clinic, administers a hepatitis vaccine. Doughty, a native of Orlando, Florida, says, “Immunizations are key to keeping our servicemen and women and their families safe from unnecessary illnesses.” Immunizations Week is April 24-30. Vaccines play a vital role......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Haddon | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 08.16.2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Hiatt, the optometry flight commander at the 97th Medical Operations, checks the eyes of U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ivonn Denton, an NCO in charge of the 97th MDOS optometry flight, August 16, 2018, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Receiving an annual eye exam has the potential to save lives because certain diseases can be caught during an exam. (U.S. Air Force Photo by......
