Health and Science
Review: A Paean to an American Museum
As curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History for forty years, Stanley Freed’s insider knowledge, academic integrity, captivating anecdotes and droll asides transform the original documents, letters, and archives on which his history is based, into a fascinating narrative. more »
Dear Doctor: Patients' Voices
The letters are deeply descriptive and reveal familiar emotions. A father in 1820 pleads for his sick daughter, “Pray send out Dr. Carmichael to me immediately — as I consider her to be in great danger. Delay not a moment, for her life and my happiness depend on it." more »
Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: The Wrong War
Elaine Soloway writes: "The application for benefits required a copy of Tommy’s separation papers, medical evaluation from a physician, and current medical issues. The Air Force papers were in my hand. His diagnosis of Primary Progress Aphasia was filed in the folder marked 'Brain'." more »
Life Expectancy and the Long Hot Summer
New research from Harvard School of Public Health suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings — as little as 1°C more than usual—may shorten life expectancy for elderly people with chronic medical conditions, and could result in thousands of additional deaths each year more »
