Chronicling America

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The 26th International Congress of History of Science and Technology goes virtual

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the congress that was to be held in Prague on July 25-31, 2021 will be held online.

Aportes a la historia de la medicina social chilena

Salvador Allende es una figura importante de la medicina social chilena. Este trabajo problematiza la relación entre Allende y el médico alemán Max Westenhöfer.

The race for a vaccine

The disputed race for the vaccine against the new coronavirus is the topic explored by Marcos Cueto, scientific editor of HCS-Manguinhos, in the Editor’s note of its new issue.

Our latest issue is available online

The new issue of HCS-Manguinhos features studies that demonstrate the importance of history for understanding the present.

Planetary Health Histories

Climate change, pollution, global warming and Anthropocene are terms that can also be used by historians. This interview with Warwick Anderson and James Dunk, researchers of the history department at the University of Sydney, explains what is Planetary Health.

Health diplomacy in Africa

It addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy between 1920 and 1960. The article explores the alignments, divergences, and outcomes with respect to the strategies and policies pursued by colonial powers and independent African states.

Past responses to mental health

This NLM exhibition explores 200 years of mental health treatment in the United States, from asylums prison-like to a more inclusive treatment.

La salud global ayer y hoy

“La experiencia con la Covid-19 nos muestra los límites de una actuación global cuando no existe una institución global”. Esteban Rodríguez Ocaña, catedrático jubilado de Historia de la Ciencia de la Universidad de Granada, discute el papel de la OMS en la Europa de la posguerra y en esta pandemia de Covid-19.

Enseñanza, educación y salud

Para celebrar el día del maestro en Brasil, les compartimos tres artículos sobre la educación en salud