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Art and science

This article discuss the relationship between art, literature and science.

The evaluation of scientific productivity

The authors argue that the more metrics become impersonal, the less they are recognized by scientists.

Profesionalización y especialización sanitaria en Chile y Argentina

Un amplio grupo de investigadores explora los procesos de profesionalización y especialización ocurridos durante los siglos XIX y XX en el ámbito sanitario en América Latina.

El caso de la malaria en Colombia

El artículo muestra el proceso que condujo a la medicina colombiana al descubrimiento y aceptación de las causas de la enfermedad.

Fellowships for scholars of Brazil, India and South Africa

These fellowships will be for research in history of medicine and in medical humanities using the collections of leading North-American institutions.

Mental Health Pasts, Current Trends and Futures

This new work offers a number of case studies from different areas of the world and across periods in time which shed light on some of the many motivations and innovations in the field of mental health.