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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Why pandemic denial is nothing new
Could today’s Covid-deniers be taking lessons from history? After all, it’s nearly 200 years since frustrations at a cholera-induced lockdown erupted in Sunderland.
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Index-catalogue of the Surgeon-General's Office United States : authors and subjects.
United States. Surgeon-General's Office.Date: 1880-1895- Books
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Report on epidemic cholera in the Army of the United States, during the year 1866 / War Department, Surgeon General's Office.
Date: 1867- Books
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A report of surgical cases treated in the Army of the United States from 1865 to 1871 / War Department, Surgeon General's Office.
Date: 1871- Books
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army.
Date: 1880-1961- Books
A report on the hygiene of the United States Army : with descriptions of military posts / [compiled by John S. Billings].
Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913.Date: 1875