Combining a scene of the plague with a broad-reaching allegory, the painting was relevant for decades to...
Disease
Trace the diseases that transformed human societies and the responses they inspired. These histories connect changing ideas about illness with the unequal burden of epidemics while following the development of treatment and organized public health.
Experiences of life and death were throughout the Victorian era intimately connected. When we think of elaborate...
Ancient Egyptian paintings and carvings depict children walking with canes at a young age. Introduction The history of...
Iron lungs are normally powered by an electric motor linked to a flexible pumping diaphragm. Introduction An iron...
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, frequent epidemics saw polio become the most feared disease...
Pathological conditions, tentatively identified as cancer, were known both to the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks. Edited by...
Evidence that Europeans suffered from syphilis long before they reached the Americas. Introduction That the arrival of...
Reviewing current knowledge of the history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere. By Dr. Andres Velasco-VillaMicrobiologistCenters for...
Extreme heat and other climate-related hazards are bringing people into contact with pathogens more often. Introduction Climate...
Their struggles to respond to plague and constant warfare helped shape the kinds of Christianity in the...
The story is a narrative literary device to set the background for the stories of the continuous...
Thucydides on the spread of plague and parallels in the American response to the health crisis today....
By the early 1970s, school mandates became one of the most notable legacies of the early measles...
The Black Death served to promote medical innovations that laid the foundations of modern medicine. By Joseph...
Viruses that linger for long periods in the body or cause physical damage that later turns cancerous....
People had no concept of cholera’s origins or how to treat such a plague. After sweeping through...
Slowly, painstakingly, history would prove the universal benefit of smallpox vaccination. In his haste to leave Upbury...
As a culture, we are always looking for a quick fix, especially for our health. Since the...
Forman’s casebooks reveal details of his thousands of clients, and his diary provides an invaluable insight into...
Quack medicine was popular in the 19th century for several reasons. Introduction A “quack” is someone who...
Genetic research is shedding new light on the history of diseases. Introduction The death date of smallpox...
The ancient pathogens in old graves are as dead as the people they once infected. Still, they...
If history provides any guidance, the next pandemic organism may already be lurking. This fall, when U.S....
Countering the ways that anti-vaccine activists on social media target vulnerable parents. Introduction Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for...
Egyptian mummies, dating back to 2400 BCE, reveal skeletal deformities typical of tuberculosis. By Dr. I. BarberisDepartment...
In life, Dr. Christopher Foley was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He cycled regularly, played handball...
Leprosy originated in East Africa or the Near East and traveled with humans along their migration routes,...
Exploring what made Parisiens laugh in a moment of crisis through the prism of a vaudeville play....
And the Republicans would put him back in charge of the country if they could. In remarks...
Looking at the ways survivors of past pandemics tried to celebrate the triumph of life amid widespread...