60 Years of Assorted Curiosities

In addition to serious medical and academic topics, SMA News has always held space for content of a more light-hearted nature as well. As part of our commemoration of the newsletter's 60 years, we have thus curated a wide selection of past snippets, ranging from medical humour columns to travel advertisements, to share with readers a peek into the ever-changing cultural zeitgeist of our long history.

Advertising for antihistamines in 1996

Light laughter from the July/August 1979 issue

Airline advertisement promoting exotic destinations in 1988

Fashion and road safety intersected in 1969 with this advertisement for luminous garters

Nationwide adoption of the metric system was no easy feat in the 1970s!