El “superhombre” chileno

El análisis del libro “Eugenesia”, de Hans Betzhold lo muestran como un médico muy activo en el campo eugénico chileno de fines de 1930 e inicios de 1940.

¿Por qué lo llaman eugenesia cuando es neomalthusianismo?

El debate que se realizó en medios anarquistas españoles entre 1900 y 1936.

The importance of the historical perspective for social thinking in health

It reviews the work of two prominent Brazilian authors of collective health.

La Campaña Nacional Contra el Cáncer en México

Ana María Carrillo (UNAM) estudia los primeros esfuerzos organizados en México para combatir al cáncer. HCSM vol. 17, jul. 2010.

Art in mental health care

This paper explores the experience of art at the Juliano Moreira Colony in the 1950s.

Infectious disease and federalism in early twentieth-century Brazil

In the current issue of of HCSM vol.25 no.2 Rio de Janeiro Apr./June 2018, Eve Buckley, Associate Professor at the University of Delaware reviews the book.

Representaciones sobre la fiebre amarilla y el cólera

Los sentidos y actitudes que se asociaban con las epidemias que la ciudad de Buenos Aires atravesó entre 1867 y 1871.

Migrants and refugees in HCSM

We selected papers and interviews that explore the relation between migration and health. World Refugee Day, 20 June – the United Nations.

Current issue online!

Readers will find articles that explore different aspects of disease: stigmatization, medical discourse and the role of media.

Cancer in Ceará: from philanthropy to public health agenda

It addresses the shaping of cancer as a relevant medical and social problem in the Brazilian state of Ceará from 1940 to 1954.