Stories
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Article
The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
- Book extract
Winter blues and the story of SAD
In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
Catalogue
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World distribution of leishmaniases / prepared by the American Geographical Society of New York ; E.D. Weldon, cartographer.
Date: [1954], ©1954- Maps
Distribution of leprosy 1952 / prepared by the American Geographical Society.
Date: 1953- Maps
Distribution of rickettsial diseases. 2, Tick-borne and mite-borne forms / prepared by the American Geographical Society of New York ; E.D. Weldon, cartographer.
Date: 1954- Maps
World distribution of spirochetal diseases. 1, Yaws, pinta, bejel / prepared by the American Geographical Society of New York ; E.D. Weldon, cartographer.
Date: [1955], ©1955- Maps
Distribution of helminthiases / [prepared by] the American Geographical Society.
Date: [1952], ©1952