Author: john

Book giveaway – Faces of the Civil War

Attention Civil War buffs and students of African American history: We're giving away a signed set of Ronald Coddington's Faces of the Civil War books! That's three books, Faces of the Civil War, Faces of the Confederacy, and African American Faces of the Civil War, for the answer to one simple question. The question is…

The Doctor Is In: Women’s pelvic health, fact or fiction?

The Doctor is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. In this installment, Elizabeth E. Houser, M.D., and Stephanie Riley Hahn, P.T., address seven common questions women have about pelvic health. 1. Urinary incontinence (an indicator of poor pelvic health) is a normal sign of…

Wild Thing: Rockfishes. Oh, Rockfishes . . .

Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast.  guest post by Val Kells Rockfishes are a diverse and highly successful group within the Family Scorpaenidae, or Scorpionfishes. There are currently 102 known species of Scorpaenids…