Understanding human anatomy, and how to diagnose and treat illnesses, has changed dramatically from ancient to modern times. This collection features people whose medical breakthroughs helped to save millions of lives.
This image depicts an article which appeared in the Cleveland Advocate's November 2, 1918 issue. It discusses the observation that "Spanish Flu"...
Anna's Obituary.
Alexander Graham Bell wrote a letter to his wife on the 8th of December, 1918. In it he comments that the worst of the "Spanish Influenza" seems...
An excerpt from Treating Drug Problems - published by the Institute of Medicine - tells us an interesting story about Abraham Lincoln. At the time he...
In an effort to educate its citizens about how to respond to a nuclear attack, Massachusetts issued this brochure. If people saw a flash “...
Map depicting the location of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, where Vincent spent nearly a year in an asylum.
This chart depicts statistics regarding schizophrenia. It reveals that genetics may play a role in developing the illness.
This image, from a study by Drs. E. Fuller Torrey and and Daniel Weinberger, depicts the brain scans of identical male twins, aged 28. The scan ...
This image depicts the front cover of Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It, by Gina Kola...
More Americans died of Spanish Flu in October, 1918, than in any other month that the virus plagued the world. This document, from the Otis Arch...
This image depicts page 2 of Harry Truman's 21 January 1919 letter to Bess. In this letter, he discusses the "flu." At the time, Truman was in ...
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