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Medicare for All in the Age of Coronavirus

WEBThe phrase Medicare for All was first adopted by Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy in 2007; it was popularized by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders …

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The History of Medicine: Challenges and Futures

WEBIt could be argued that the history of modern medicine that impacts and makes increasing demands upon health policy and national economies has a relatively …

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A Note on Graduate Student Health Insurance

WEBThe health coverage made available to students by their institutions often begins with the Student (or University) Health Center. Most institutions require that all students pay an …

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Vaccine Hesitancy Is a 21st-Century Phenomenon

WEBHistorians and public health officials can spend all day discussing why certain populations do not vaccinate, the role of partisan party politics, sincerely held …

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Fearing a Fear of Germs Perspectives on History AHA

WEBMaybe every generation develops its own relationship to and ideas about germs and contagion. In her book, The Gospel of Germs, historian of medicine Nancy …

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Global and Historical Perspectives: Past Pandemics and Epidemics

WEBNükhet Varlık, "Nükhet Varlık on Plague, Public Health, and Healing in the Ottoman Empire," The Global History Podcast (June 2, 2020) Nükhet Varlık, "Why the History of …

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Has a National Health Program Been Put Before Congress

WEBThe bill provided that health insurance would be established by the creation of a national medical care and hospitalization fund, to which employers and employees would each …

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Is Health Your Own Business or the Nation's

WEBThe American Public Health Association, an organization of physicians, nurses, sanitary engineers, and others engaged in public health work, adopted in the fall of 1944 an …

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An Epidemic of Hostility Perspectives on History AHA

WEBWe therefore have sent the following letter to Governor John Bel Edwards, legislative leaders, public health officials, city government, and business organizations. …

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The Great Pandemic Perspectives on History AHA

WEBStep back to into life in 1918 with snapshots of the world, facts about the nation’s health, information on the medical care system, and the background on the …

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Global and Historical Perspectives: COVID-19 AHA

WEBComparative Public Health Responses. Wayne Soon and Ja Ian Chong, "What History Teaches About the Coronavirus Emergency," The Diplomat (February 12, 2020) …

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Silence = Death Perspectives on History AHA

WEBNoting the effectiveness of antibiotics and vaccinations, the United States Public Health Service began to shift attention instead toward chronic diseases, such as cancer, beginning in the late 1960s. 1 In 1980, just a year before doctors announced the first recognized cases of the new disease, the World Health Organization proclaimed

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From Bath Riots to Blocking Asylum Perspectives on History AHA

WEBThe disinfection process, overseen by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), began with corralling Mexican border crossers into sex-segregated …

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American Association for the History of Medicine AHA

WEBNYU Langone Health E-mail: [email protected]. Vice President Mary Fissell Johns Hopkins Univ. E-mail: [email protected]. Immediate Past President Keith Wailoo …

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The Philadelphia Lazaretto Perspectives on History AHA

WEBThe ways that Lazaretto doctors and local health authorities responded to disease threats can also teach us valuable lessons about courage, transparency, …

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AHA Amicus Curiae Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health …

WEBThe AHA, along with the Organization of American Historians, has become a signatory to an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v.Jackson Women’s Health …

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From Chaos to Archives: The Records of the American …

WEBFlorence Cromwell, AOTA president from 1967 to 1973, believed the group would be more effective if it were closer to Washington, D.C., the emerging center of …

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Government Responses: Past Pandemics and Epidemics AHA

WEBThe Politics of Pandemics. Robert Peckham, "I've Studied the History of Viral Outbreaks. Coronavirus Panic Shows How Little China Learned from SARS," The Independent …

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History, the Supreme Court, and Dobbs v. Jackson: Joint Statement …

WEBThe American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians have jointly issued a statement expressing dismay that the US Supreme Court “declined to …

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The 2020 AHA Jobs Report Perspectives on History AHA

WEBTenure-track jobs declined from 320 to 318, postdoctoral fellowships rose from 78 to 79, and non-tenure-track positions increased from 91 to 92. Jobs open to …

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How the Culture of “Welfare Reform” Changed the US Army

WEBThe army vowed to “take care of its own,” following its new motto of the 1970s. It offered comprehensive support programs from family housing to child care, …

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