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Academy Assistant Curator Arlene Shaner was interviewed on the Discovery Channel Canada???s Daily Planet program regarding George Washington???s dentures that are housed in the Academy Malloch Rare Book Room. The informative interview can be viewed online. (Scroll down to the fifth story).
Forensic scientists are utilizing the false teeth and portraits of America???s first President to build a 3-D image of him that will trace changes in his facial appearance over three points in time: ages 19, 45, and 57. Co-host Natasha Stillwell sought Arlene???s articulate expertise concerning the dentures and their creator, Dr. John Greenwood, a prominent 18th century New York dentist. The segment concludes with Arlene reading the inscription Dr. Greenwood made on the dentures in 1789 before giving them to Washington.
Launched in 2002, Daily Planet is a science magazine program that features an entertaining range of everyday science phenomenon across the world through experiments and field pieces. The Academy Rare Book Room is home to one of the nation???s premier collections on the history of medicine as well as exceptional artifacts such as Washington???s dentures. These treasures can be viewed by appointment by calling 212.822.7310. To become a friend of the Rare Book Room, download a membership form. The New York Academy of Medicine, a non-profit institution founded in 1847, is one of the country???s premier urban health policy and intervention centers.
Posted on February 9, 2005
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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