El pasado 31 de octubre falleció en la Ciudad de México Juan José Saldaña González, quien fuera pionero en la constitución del campo de estudios profesionales de Historia de las Ciencias y la Tecnología en Latinoamérica. La historiadora Ana María Carrillo hace un homenaje a su compañero de trabajo.

To mark the World AIDS Day, we have prepared a selection of articles, posts and stories that address different aspects of the history of AIDS, such as the decline of the AIDS program in Brazil, the successes and setbacks in the fight against Aids, public health campaigns, the response of international institutions and much more.

The purpose of this article is to discuss the eugenics model used by the medical-sanitarist Belisário Penna during the sanitation campaign in Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s.

Las relaciones históricas entre psiquiatría, derecho y la consideración del enfermo mental como peligroso han marcado profundamente el devenir de la psiquiatría. Acceda a la reseña completa de “La sombra de la sospecha”, de Ricardo Campos, escrita por Gustavo Vallejo.

A selection of articles that address, from a historical perspective, racial issues in Brazil and the sad slave past that had deep and lasting consequences to our society.

The DHST Commission of Science, Technology and Diplomacy (STAND) exists to promote and coordinate interdisciplinary historical studies on the relationships between science, technology and diplomacy. STAND invites researchers for their 3rd Conference of the DHST Commission on Science, Technology and Diplomacy entitled “Circulation and Exchange in Science and Diplomacy”, from 19 to 21 July, 2023, at University of São Paulo.