smallpox

Murder by the Mississippi

14 October 2023 9:00 am

When the mutilated corpse of a Ku Klux Klan member is discovered, the stability of an entire city is threatened in this tale of racial tension set beside the Mississippi

How inoculation against smallpox became all the rage in Russia

2 July 2022 9:00 am

The concept of vaccination evolved from 18th-century inoculation practices and many people contributed to the accretion of knowledge. This book…

The jab that saved countless lives 300 years ago

24 April 2021 9:00 am

This timely book celebrates one of the most remarkable women of the 18th century. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was so…

Why we should consider testing Covid on prisoners

17 October 2020 9:00 am

The Covid problem lies as much in the delayed action of the virus as in the virus itself. Since symptoms…