Tag: History of medicine
How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...
Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution
Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...
A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...
Ted Powers, University of California, Davis
An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success...
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough...
Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat...
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs...
Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Institution
In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery...
Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and...
G. Samantha Rosenthal, Roanoke College
In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two...
Women’s History Month: 5 groundbreaking researchers who mapped the ocean floor,...
Maggie Villiger, The Conversation
Behind some of the most fascinating scientific discoveries and innovations are women whose names might...
Quarantines have tried to keep out disease for thousands of years
Leslie S. Leighton, Georgia State University
The recent global spread of a deadly coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, has led world leaders to invoke an...
Rabies’ horrifying symptoms inspired folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires...
Jessica Wang, University of British Columbia
In 1855, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on the gruesome murder of a bride by her new husband. The...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
