The fabulous 1930s in the history of science and technology

This special issue offers a good glance at the 1930s historiographical richness. Check it out!

Fellowships in the the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for fellowships.

History as a tool to learn to deal with epidemics

Read our selection of articles and useful links on epidemic diseases that may be helpful in dealing with the Covid-19 crisis.

Covid-19 and Globalization Epidemics

“The terrible epidemic we are experiencing is evidence not only of the economic, social and environmental forces that neoliberalism unleashed, but also of its inability to build an inclusive future”. Marcos Cueto, science editor of HCS-Manguinhos.

Guarani hygiene and medicine: the work of Moisés Santiago Bertoni

The trajectory of the Swiss naturalist and botanist Moisés Santiago Bertoni, who defended the superiority of the indigenous Guaraní people, is depicted in article by Eliane Cristina Deckmann Fleck.

Understanding social and cultural values through homeopathy

Interview with Dr. Jethro Hernández, who examines how homeopaths irrupted in the Mexican medical profession.

Medicine and medical humanities

This Research Portal is maintained by the the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, Canada. It brings together a worldwide collection of library, archival, museum, digital, and visual collections for the researcher to explore and use in the medical humanities.

Newspapers as sources for the history of medicine

Stories published by the press can also be a valuable source of research material. Read in Manguinhos!

Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation Research Fellowship

Preference will be given to projects that engage specifically with the history of women physicians, other health workers, or medical scientists.

A vast collection on Brazilian health and science

Lee R Hiltzik, Assistant Director at the Rockefeller Archive Center provided details about the collection and explained how it can be useful to Brazilian researchers of the history of medicine and science.