Disease – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Disease – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Medieval Medical Response to the ‘Black Death’ https://brewminate.com/the-medieval-medical-response-to-the-black-death/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:08:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=143180 The Black Death served to promote medical innovations that laid the foundations of modern medicine. By Joseph A.

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]]> Simon Forman: Elizabethan Quack Physician, Astrologer, Alchemist https://brewminate.com/simon-forman-elizabethan-quack-physician-astrologer-alchemist/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:02:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168460 Forman’s casebooks reveal details of his thousands of clients, and his diary provides an invaluable insight into the

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]]> The Ancient Origins of Smallpox and Other Viruses https://brewminate.com/the-ancient-origins-of-smallpox-and-other-viruses/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:04:05 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167088 Genetic research is shedding new light on the history of diseases. Introduction The death date of smallpox is

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]]> Sequencing DNA to Profile the Perpetrators of Past Plagues https://brewminate.com/sequencing-dna-to-profile-the-perpetrators-of-past-plagues/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:03:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=166955 The ancient pathogens in old graves are as dead as the people they once infected. Still, they tell

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]]> In Critical Ways, the 1918 Flu Remains a Forgotten Pandemic https://brewminate.com/in-critical-ways-the-1918-flu-remains-a-forgotten-pandemic/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:02:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167110 If history provides any guidance, the next pandemic organism may already be lurking. This fall, when U.S. fatalities

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]]> Countering Misinformation about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children https://brewminate.com/countering-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccines-for-children/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:01:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167116 Countering the ways that anti-vaccine activists on social media target vulnerable parents. Introduction Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children

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]]> Tuberculosis from the First Ancient Historical Records https://brewminate.com/tuberculosis-from-the-first-ancient-historical-records/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:19:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164699 Egyptian mummies, dating back to 2400 BCE, reveal skeletal deformities typical of tuberculosis. By Dr. I. BarberisDepartment of

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]]> Doctor Spreading Disinformation about COVID-19 Dies from COVID-19 https://brewminate.com/doctor-spreading-disinformation-about-covid-19-dies-from-covid-19/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:19:29 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164707 In life, Dr. Christopher Foley was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He cycled regularly, played handball and

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]]> A History of Leprosy since the Ancient World https://brewminate.com/a-history-of-leprosy-since-the-ancient-world/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:19:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164719 Leprosy originated in East Africa or the Near East and traveled with humans along their migration routes, including

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]]> Laughter in the Time of Cholera https://brewminate.com/laughter-in-the-time-of-cholera/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:18:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164735 Exploring what made Parisiens laugh in a moment of crisis through the prism of a vaudeville play. By

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