Any individual at least 18 years of age or older and of sound mind may make an anatomical gift to the School of Medicine. Is there an age limit to donate my body to the Department of Anatomy? Although ...

Although there is no specific accreditation or licensing for anatomic body donation programs in the United States, the majority are run professionally and in good faith with respect for the donors and ...

We appreciate your interest in the Anatomical Donor Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It is only through the generous gifts of our anatomical donors that our health professionals are ...

Anatomy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of the body structure of living organisms. When we say Human Anatomy, it is the study of the human body structure. In this article, we will ...

Doctors explain how small daily habits like prolonged sitting, phone use, footwear and poor posture gradually reshape the ...

Two decades ago, when I was starting my PhD studies at the University of California in Berkeley, there was talk about the death of anatomy as a research subject. That hasn’t happened. Instead the ...

A 99-year-old woman who died not knowing that her organs grew on the wrong side of her body was thought to be the oldest person to survive with this rare congenital condition. Rose Marie Bentley, from ...

Our understanding of medical science evolved from an oftentimes dark and disturbed underbelly of graverobbing, mutilation, and mistakes despite having good intentions. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...