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La viruela en México: la etapa posterior a la erradicación

En la primera mitad de 1951 ocurrieron en México la última epidemia y el último caso de viruela. Esta nota de investigación estudia la etapa posterior a la declaración de la erradicación de la enfermedad en el país.

The history of nursing through postcards

This online exhibition available at the website of the National Library of Medicine includes over 2,500 postcards about the profession of nursing during the 20th century.

A place for birth

This paper explores women’s experiences in Casa de Parto David Capistrano Filho (CPDCF), a birthing house in Rio de Janeiro that offers a home-like environment, with a minimum of medical interventions during childbirth.

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Images and documents include research on Hookworm disease in South America, 1920-1927, the fight against Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942, papers on World War II typhus fever and Malaria in the Mediterranean, and documents related Soper’s work at the Pan American Health Organisation, 1947-1959.

La historiografía chilena producida por mujeres

Este especial del sitio web del proyecto Memoria Chilena de la Biblioteca Nacional de Chile recopila parte de la historiografía chilena producida por mujeres.

Traditional Chinese Medicine against COVID-19

According to the text, Chinese medicine served as a source of inspiration for developing new treatments at three different levels: traditional medicinal herbs, traditional medical formulas, and traditional medical texts.