Change We Need? Why the Name of the President’s Fitness Council Matters

Dying to Heal: Women and Syphilis in Colonial Lima, Peru

Photo of a large group of young children, most with shaved heads, holding signs with anti-typhus messages in Spanish.

Climate Calamity: Lice, Typhus, and Gender in Mexico

Black and white political cartoon showing President Taft as overweight.

The Weight of the Presidency

Take a Hay Ride: Remembering Louise Hay

Photograph of two white hands holding an ora quick HIV test.

A Few Things I Need You To Know Before Getting Tested for HIV, As Told By Your HIV Tester

Photograph of a flea.

Fleas, Fleas, Fleas

Woman laying on a green mat with hands behind head and legs crossed.

Me, Me, Me: Millennials, Midwives, and the Ongoing History of Female Self-Care

Poster created by the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project between 1936 and 1938. It reads: "Don't fear cancer fight it!" The caption continues: Further information may be secured from the United States Public Health Service, Washington, D.C., the American Society for the Control of Cancer, 1250 Sixth Avenue, New York, N.Y."

Metaphors and Malignancy in Senator McCain’s Cancer Diagnosis

The “Right” and “Wrong” Kind of Addict: Iatrogenic Opioid Addiction in Historical Context