This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by individuals and populations, including their children. ......
This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by individuals and populations, including their children. ......
With a new Preface by Amy Catania, Executive Director of Historic Saranac Lake Portrait of Healing chronicles the life and work of visionary physician Edward L. Trudeau, who founded the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, later renamed the Trudeau Sanitarium, in Saranac Lake, New York. The Sanitarium was the first of its kind in America and became the ......
During World War II, religious pacifist David Miller and a group of conscientious objectors made an extraordinary choice: they signed up for government-sponsored medical experiments that intentionally infected them with hepatitis. Their goal was simple but dangerous-help scientists understand a disease that was sickening American soldiers fighting ......
St. Vincent's Hospital and Catholic Health Care in New York City
Tells the history of St. Vincent's Hospital and the transformative impact of Catholic health care in New York City. St. Vincent's Hospital began with a simple, but radical mission: to care for all those in need regardless of race, creed, or financial means. For more than 160 years, the hospital carried out that work, serving notables and the ......
Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World
Inspiring stories of individuals who shaped prevention as a public good. What drives someone to challenge the status quo to prevent disaster? In The Preventioneers, Barry R. Davis chronicles the work of bold individuals who recognized the warning signs of catastrophe and intervened before tragedy could strike. With stories that include fire, ......
This eighteenth-century glass bottle - and what it contained - represents an important step in the fight against a disease that once claimed the lives of millions: scurvy. Through notable voyages and afflicted individuals, the physical and psychological manifestations of the deadly 'sickness of the sea' are examined in a maritime context. What ......
