In March 2025, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its goal to lay off over fifteen percent of […]
It’s Here! The Nursing Clio Reader Is Available Now!
Today, Nursing Clio publishes its first book, The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice, with Rutgers University […]
Hidden Casualties
In the early pre-dawn hours of May 21, 2025, the House passed H.R.1, also referred to as the ‘One Big […]
Miscarriage is a Crime Again
In 1650, a young, single English servant named Anne Greene miscarried into the privy and did not tell anyone. We […]
Dying Before Germ Theory
As RFK questions germ theory, and measles ravages unvaccinated children, Americans need to know what is at risk. Americans died […]
Miasma Theory: A Primer
I recently received an unusual request—could I explain miasma theory to an NPR reporter? Miasma theory is suddenly newsworthy, roughly […]
Neurodivergence is Not a Moral Defect
Mere hours after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 13, […]
The US Department of Health and Human Services: Its Importance in the Past and Present
We, as historians of medicine, express our support for the federal agencies and regulations that protect and promote human health. […]
The Labor of Love: Transforming Dementia Research With Alexandre Baril and Marjorie Silverman
From intersex Revolutionary War generals to Indigenous identities that predate colonization, transgender and non-binary people have a long and storied […]
Personhood Politics: Decoding Alabama’s Reproductive Discourse
In 2020, several frozen embryos were accidentally destroyed in a Mobile, Alabama clinic. This event catalyzed numerous lawsuits and eventually […]
