Past events

New York · 2022

Join us for a History of Quack Medicine Secret Speakeasy

The Museum of Interesting Things

Join us for a savory experience of pseudoscience and bizarre health machinery hosted by Denny Daniel, proud collector and owner of The Museum of Interesting Things. Come see and feel actual items from the 1800’s and 1900’s.

11 September 2022

New York · 2022

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level at 'Life of a Neuron'

Artechouse

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level. Experience the next dimension of storytelling while exploring how the brain shapes the universal human experience.

11–12 September 2022

New York · 2022

TOKOPHOBIA - an interview-based play exploring our culturally created pregnancy and birth

The Center at West Park

TOKOPHOBIA is an interview-based play at The Center at West Park exploring choice, disparities in the U.S. healthcare system, and our culturally created fear of pregnancy and birth.

10–11 September 2022

New York · 2022

Join a Psychiatric History Walking Tour of New York

Purefinder New York

Take an analytical stroll through the evolution of psychiatry on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to learn more about the psychiatric history of New York on this walking tour.

10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Behind-the-Scenes Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island's Abandoned Hospital

Untapped New York

Get exclusive access inside Ellis Island's contagious disease hospital, which has been abandoned since 1954 and is now off-limits to the public. Explore the abandoned kitchen, laundry room, autopsy room, isolation wards and much more on this guided tour.

10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Learn the techniques that facilitated the biotechnology revolution at a Biohacker Boot Camp

Genspace

Join a three day Biohacker Boot Camp. Learn the techniques that facilitated the biotechnology revolution, get hands-on experience, & find out where the future is going with DNA!

10–17 September 2022

New York · 2022

Team up and play to beat the next pandemic while learning about infectious disease

Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to you to find the cures. Join us for a evening playing Pandemic - one of most highly rated board games - as we challenge you save the world while having fun and learning more about infectious disease.

10 September 2022

New York · 2022

History of Medicine Highlights of the New York Academy of Medicine's Rare Book Room

New York Academy of Medicine

Join us for an intimate tour of the rare book room at the New York Academy of Medicine, where you will have the opportunity to see highlights from the collections from the 15th century forward.

10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Learn first aid with our free masterclass

Most people don't know what to do if someone closeby needed emergency first aid - and we want to change that. Learning basic first aid can mean the difference between life and death.

10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level at 'Life of a Neuron'

Artechouse

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level. Experience the next dimension of storytelling while exploring how the brain shapes the universal human experience.

10–11 September 2022

New York · 2022

TOKOPHOBIA - an interview-based play exploring our culturally created pregnancy and birth

The Center at West Park

TOKOPHOBIA is an interview-based play at The Center at West Park exploring choice, disparities in the U.S. healthcare system, and our culturally created fear of pregnancy and birth.

9–10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Join a private tour of <I>"Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics"</I> at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Join a special tour of “Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics". Organized during the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition presents architectural case studies and historical narratives alongside creative design responses to COVID-19.

9 September 2022

New York · 2022

Learn how to save a life with a free CPR class

Every year, around 735,000 Americans suffer from a cardiac arrest - that's more than one every minute. Learn how to identify a heart attack and perform basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which could double the chance of survival.

9 September 2022

New York · 2022

View the Medical Botany Books from the New York Academy of Medicine Library’s Rare Book Collection

New York Academy of Medicine

Join us for an intimate tour of the rare book room at the New York Academy of Medicine, where you will have the opportunity to see highlights from our extensive collection of medical botany books.

9 September 2022

New York · 2022

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level at 'Life of a Neuron'

Artechouse

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level. Experience the next dimension of storytelling while exploring how the brain shapes the universal human experience.

9–10 September 2022

New York · 2022

Wild Medicine Herb Walk in Central Park

Petalune Herbals

Join this walking tour of Central Park exploring the native plants that herbalists have traditionally used for medicine. Led by expert herbalist Dawn Petter you will have the opportunity to discover the apothecary botanicals that grow in the wilds of our urban parks and landscapes.

9 September 2022

New York · 2022

TOKOPHOBIA - an interview-based play exploring our culturally created pregnancy and birth

The Center at West Park

TOKOPHOBIA is an interview-based play at The Center at West Park exploring choice, disparities in the U.S. healthcare system, and our culturally created fear of pregnancy and birth.

8–9 September 2022

New York · 2022

Join a special private visit to the School of Visual Arts 'Health Poster Project'

SVA Gramercy Gallery

Join a special visit as part of MED NYC to the School of Visual Arts “The Health Poster Project” exhibition led by Viktor Koen, Chair, BFA Comics and BFA Illustration Departments.

8 September 2022

New York · 2022

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level at 'Life of a Neuron'

Artechouse

Step into the human brain and discover what makes us unique at the cellular level. Experience the next dimension of storytelling while exploring how the brain shapes the universal human experience.

8–9 September 2022

New York · 2022

Enjoy a night of comedy from Doctors Without Boundaries

Caveat

Join real-life ER doctors Andres Mallipudi and Aaron Bola as they welcome chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. You'll leave feeling better with the real facts about scary diagnoses having laughed in sickness's face.

8 September 2022

Sydney · 2022

Team up and play to beat the next pandemic while learning about infectious disease

Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to you to find the cures. Join us for a evening playing Pandemic - one of most highly rated board games - as we challenge you save the world while having fun and learning more about infectious disease.

31 July 2022

Sydney · 2022

SPASM Museum Guided Tour

Society for Preservation of the Artefacts of Surgery & Medicine

Join a guided tour of the Society for Preservation of the Artefacts of Surgery and Medicine (SPASM) Museum - one of the most unique medical museums in Australia - to learn about healthcare in the 19th and 20th centuries.

30 July 2022

Sydney · 2022

Learn first aid with our free masterclass

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre

Most people don't know what to do if someone closeby needed emergency first aid - and we want to change that. Learning basic first aid can mean the difference between life and death.

29–30 July 2022

Sydney · 2022

Learn how to save a life with a free CPR class

Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre

Every year, around 54,000 Australians suffer a heart attack - the equivalent of one every 10 minutes. Learn how to identify a heart attack and perform basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which could double the chance of survival.

29–30 July 2022