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Medicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them

WebMedicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them. The rise, fall, and resurrection of the humble leech. A man having his foot treated with leeches by a country surgeon, …

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COVID-19 Health Passports: What’s Old Is New Again

WebRecently the European Union announced intentions to issue its own COVID-19 passport, and New York has begun testing its Excelsior Pass at sports arenas. While …

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Paracelsus, the Alchemist Who Wed Medicine to Magic

WebHere are a few things we do know about Paracelsus: he was born in the Swiss village of Einsiedeln, the result of a mixed-class marriage between the illegitimate son of …

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The Alchemical Origins of Occupational Medicine

WebAlexis Pedrick: The key truth about occupational medicine is that investigating the hazards of work means caring about workers. And for a lot of history, …

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The Nurse Who Introduced Gloves to the Operating Room

WebHistorically, even simple measures, such as doctors wearing gloves during surgery, were met with fierce resistance. And while doctors’ lore usually credits a famous surgeon …

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A Recipe for Good Health Science History Institute

WebRemove the contents of a pound can of protose, cut in halves and each half into eight slices. Sprinkle the bottom of the dripping pan with one-half of the corn flakes, …

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Louis Pasteur Science History Institute

WebLouis Pasteur (1822–1895) is revered by his successors in the life sciences as well as by the general public. In fact, his name provided the basis for a household …

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Aspirin: Turn-of-the-Century Miracle Drug

WebAspirin represents one of humankind’s oldest pharmaceutical agents and continues to be a mainstay therapy for a variety of indications. Like all drugs, aspirin can …

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Quacks, Plagues, and Pandemics Science History Institute

WebQuacks, Plagues, and Pandemics. What charlatans of the past can teach us about the COVID-19 crisis. The Charlatan Tooth Puller (1620–1625), by Flemish artist …

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Fighting through the Fear Science History Institute

WebEvidence of polio goes back to the ancient Egyptians, but for most of history the disease cropped up as small, scattered outbreaks.Polio didn’t really take hold in the …

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American Fevers, American Plagues Science History Institute

WebAmerican Fevers, American Plagues. How yellow fever outbreaks in the early United States anticipated much of what we lament about the COVID-19 era. A man with …

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The Healing Power of Compressed Yeast

WebThe Healing Power of Compressed Yeast. Fleischmann’s Yeast for Health campaign turned unappetizing blocks of fresh yeast into one of the first health-food fads …

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Medicalizing Menopause Science History Institute

WebMedicalizing Menopause. The rise and fall of hormone replacement therapy. Elizabeth Siegel Watkins. The Estrogen Elixir: A History of Hormone Replacement …

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Vicious Doctors and Cruel Diseases in 18th-Century Jamaica

WebIt was a wild affair. Eager for violence, Bennet showed up at Williams’s house early on the morning of December 29, 1750, armed with a sword and pistols. He handed …

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From Barbers and Butchers to Modern Surgeons

WebAs Fitzharris concludes, “Lister’s methods transformed surgery from a butchering art to a modern science, one where newly tried and tested methodologies …

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Interview with Sue Desmond-Hellmann Science History Institute

WebOver the next several weeks, Distillations will be talking to people who have special insight into the coronavirus crisis—biomedical researchers, physicians, public …

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The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer Science History Institute

WebThe Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer. Sam Kean examines the dark, restless side of the father of the atomic bomb. Portrait of Robert Oppenheimer. He …

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The Rotten Science Behind the MSG Scare

WebA Japanese chemist named Kikunae Ikeda invented MSG, which looks like tiny crystals of brown or white sand, in the early 1900s. He then founded the Ajinomoto …

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