Tag Archives: Biomedicine — History
One Hundred Years of American Biology
Commenting on the origins and development of biology and biomedicine in the United States, Seymour Cohen and James Ebert discuss a series of American scientific centennials, including those of research institutions such as the University of Chicago, the Johns Hopkins … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology -- History, Biomedicine -- History
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(1) Plagues and Peoples; (2) Commentary on Orphan Drugs
William H. McNeill discusses his book Plagues and Peoples, in which he examines in historical and epidemiological terms the impact of infectious diseases upon human populations, particularly epidemics such as smallpox, measles, flu, whooping cough, various viral diseases, the plague, scarlet … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomedicine -- History, Infectious diseases, Orphan drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Plagues
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