Marcos Cueto highlights some fundamental contributions we published last year in the most recent editor’s note of volume 30 of HCS-Manguinhos.
Recent Posts
Reports by explorers and travelers and the first scientific studies on ayahuasca, 1850 to 1950
The article discusses the pioneering expeditions to the Amazon in the 19th century, the different uses of ayahuasca and the pharmaceutical interest in the subject.
La ciencia en Argentina y sus demonios
El investigador Gustavo Vallejo analiza las amenazas a la ciencia argentina, especialmente ante el crecimiento de la ultraderecha en el país.
Disease Reservoirs: Anthropological and Historical Approaches
The new edition of Medical Anthropology features a special issue about the notion of “Disease Reservoir,” within and across early 20th-century colonial contexts.
A multi-vaccine campaign takes place in Brazil
This campaign aims to facilitate access to vaccines that are part of the National Vaccination Calendar, update vaccination cards of children and teenagers under 15 years old and contribute to the control, elimination, and eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases. We highlight the article “A battle won: the Elimination of Poliomyelitis in Cuba” to shed light on this issue.
Las medicinas tradicionales en HCS-Manguinhos
En el Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas compartimos una selección de artículos sobre la medicina y los conocimientos tradicionales en América Latina.
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