The medical field has long treated the 70 kg white male body as the norm — an assumption that continues […]
Dying Before Germ Theory
As RFK questions germ theory, and measles ravages unvaccinated children, Americans need to know what is at risk. Americans died […]
Last Resorts
In May 2014, Sandy Bem, a Cornell psychology professor known for her pioneering research on the social construction of gender, […]
Another Year, Another Body Part
This is a story of how, as a historian of medicine, my own aging has affected my sense of my […]
Interview with Nursing Clio Prize 2024 Honorable Mention Cara Delay
For Nursing Clio’s fifth annual best article prize competition, we awarded an honorable mention to Cara Delay, Professor in Women’s […]
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. […]
Mach 10 with Her Hair on Fire
Over the last 13 years, my mom went from a fast-moving and passionate high school teacher often described as “Mach […]
A Good Death: The Modern Hospice Movement
“She was at home, this is where she wanted to be. It wasn’t easy, but it was right.” He said […]
Through the Lens of Dance Medicine: Shared Identity in Patient-Provider Relationships
Does a diabetes educator need to be a person with diabetes to provide quality services to a patient? Does a […]
How Louis Ziskind Helped Deinstitutionalize Mental Healthcare
Perched among the lumpy hills and modest cottages of Los Angeles’s Echo Park, a hospital sits. You would not expect […]
