Stories
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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.
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Illness and the influence of the stars
Could alien germs from space have caused major pandemics across the world? Taras Young investigates the ideas of a few unconventional scientists who believe this to be the case.
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Beating the bodysnatchers
When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.
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Going viral in the online anti-vaccine wars
‘Anti-vaxxers’ are taking their message online using powerful images as well as words. But is the pro campaigners’ response any better?
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An inaugural dissertation on phthisis pulmonalis : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost, the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania; on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1802. For the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Meredith, Charles, -1831.Date: 1802- Books
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An inaugural dissertation on the principle of animation : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing ..., the Trustees & Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the twenty-seventh of May, 1802, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Joseph Macrery.
Macrery, Joseph.Date: 1802- Books
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An inaugural dissertation on the catamenia : submitted to the examination of the Reverend John Ewing ..., the Trustees and Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1802 : for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Hugh Whiteford.
Whiteford, Hugh, -1814.Date: 1802- Books
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Observations on the management of Peruvian bark : submitted as an inaugural dissertation, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine : to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing ..., the Trustees and Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1802 / by William Nelson.
Nelson, William.Date: 1802- Books
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An inaugural dissertation on the Prunus virginiana, commonly known in the United States by the name of wild cherry-tree : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing ..., the Trustees & Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1802, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Charles Morris.
Morris, Charles, active 1802.Date: 1802