Guest post by John M. Henshaw John Haygarth is scarcely remembered today. But the British physician (1740–1827) was highly regarded in his day, when he made important contributions to the prevention of smallpox and to the treatment of patients with fevers. He was also one of the very first physicians to publish a study of what…
Guest post by John M. Henshaw John Haygarth is scarcely remembered today. But the British physician (1740–1827) was highly regarded in his day, when he made important contributions to the prevention of smallpox and to the treatment of patients with fevers. He was also one of the very first physicians to publish a study of what…
Guest Post by Maria Carney When the Nassau County Health Department was at the epicenter of the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) outbreak in 2009, a young pregnant woman died, and hospital emergency rooms were overloaded with frantically ill individuals. The media covered the story and fed people’s anxieties. In my public role at that time,…
If you are attending the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio from January 10 to 13, be sure to visit booth #607 to browse JHU Press books and journals. Press authors will be stopping by, and we’ll offer a 30% discount throughout the meeting. Read more about the conference on the Joint Mathematics Meetings website, and check…
If you are attending the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio from January 10 to 13, be sure to visit booth #607 to browse JHU Press books and journals. Press authors will be stopping by, and we’ll offer a 30% discount throughout the meeting. Read more about the conference on the Joint Mathematics Meetings website, and check…