Stories
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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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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A message from my skin
As wildfires threatened Seattle, resident Sydney Baker experienced corresponding flares of acne and rashes. Her skin was telling her something about the health of the world around her.
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Dying to be in nature
The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.
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New York State Capitol, Albany, New York: exterior. Photograph, ca. 1880.
Notman Photo Co. (Boston, Mass.)Date: 1880Reference: 768367iPart of: United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.- Pictures
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New York State Capitol, Albany, New York: interior, a highly ornate room. Photograph, ca. 1880.
Date: 1880Reference: 571613iPart of: United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.- Journals
New York State journal of medicine.
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New York State Library bibliography 47 : medical serials / compiled by Ada Bunnell ; with Bibliography of medical jurisprudence, by W. Burt Cook.
Bunnell, Ada.Date: 1910- Archives and manuscripts
New York State Department of Health
Date: 1958-1965Reference: SA/DRS/C/2/32Part of: DrugScope