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October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
Location: Hubbard Case

In the summer of 2024, the History of Medicine Collections received the Thomas Bashore, M.D., Collection of Artifacts. Dr. Bashore is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the Duke University Medical School, where he specialized in treatment of cardiovascular conditions and congenital heart disease. He first began collecting historic medical artifacts, such as mechanical devices relating to electrotherapy and cardiology, and expanded his collection to include fringe medical instruments and treatments

A wooden box, an amber-colored bottle, a colorful card with a printed image, two black-and-white printed images, and an object on a red mat are arranged in an exhibit case.