To prevent catching the plague, the WHO recommends taking precautions against flea bites and avoiding handling animal...
Medicine
The moment we believe the war is won, the pathogens remind us that it never truly ends;...
The sound of pertussis, that strangled gasp for air, is the voice of a disease we were...
Functional medicine’s vocabulary is dressed in scientific language. But language is not substance. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
It is a calculated falsehood with roots in fraud and branches in fear. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
History also warns us: what we neglect, we risk reliving. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction After...
Measles suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years. By Dr. Saloni DattaniResearcher, Our...
This latest outbreak joins a growing pattern of travel-related infections in recent years. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Aegimus stood at the crossroads—recording with precision the heartbeat of a new science. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
He demonstrated that medical practice could be both an art and a science. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
A rugged improvisational approach suited to the challenges of frontier life. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
These civilizations exhibited a keen awareness of the dangers posed by compulsive indulgence. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
For these patients, relief from pain is not a luxury—it is a lifeline. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Laudanum’s history is one of contradiction. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Laudanum—an alcoholic tincture of opium—has...
Treatment has been uneven and deeply affected by social, racial, and political dynamics. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
The proposed cuts to Narcan funding are part of a larger pattern. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Ancient healers laid the groundwork for systematic approaches to health and disease. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The vaccines will be remembered as a triumph of science. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
His work transformed vaccine science into a rigorous and systematic discipline. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Measles vaccinations have prevented over ninety million deaths worldwide. By Dr. Saloni DattaniResearcher, Our World in DataProject...
Social responses to disability were heavily influenced by the ideal of physical perfection. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Cancer in the ancient and medieval worlds was a poorly understood and highly feared disease. By Matthew...
The desire for equitable health services and the realities of geographic and economic challenges. By Matthew A....
Bad actors are using different means to buy and sell body parts. By Jennifer Moreau-ChickFounderWorld for Good...
There are more people in need than there are organs. By Amber DanceScience Journalist Introduction More than...
Exploring the stories of those who have experienced anosmia – loss of smell – in the past....
Roman medical practices, including surgery, were borrowed from the Greeks. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Examining how deeply the history of medicine/medical treatment is embedded in social history. By Dr. Tatjana BuklijasSenior...
The relationship between imperial governments and surgeons in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Introduction The following...
Examining the complex cinematic representations of nurses and nursing during this period. By Dr. David CantorResearcherInstitute of...