Health and Disease

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd collects, preserves, makes available, and interprets for diverse audiences one of the world’s richest collections of historical material related to health and disease. Spanning ten centuries, encompassing a variety of digital and physical formats, and originating from nearly every part of the globe, our collections include ARCHIVES & MODERN MANUSCRIPTS, FILMS & VIDEOS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS, RARE BOOKS & JOURNALS, NLM DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, and FEATURED COLLECTIONS.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/george-washingtons-medical-chart Jul 4, 2011 "Tuberculosis. Malaria. Smallpox. Dysentery. Some of the deadliest ailments of the 18th century attacked him early and often." Diseases that include Diptheria, Tuberculosis, Smallpox, Dysentery, Malaria, Quinsy, Carbuncle, Pneumonia, and Epiglottitis are described, as well as modern treatments for each disease. PBS News Hour Health

https://www.grunge.com/248371/the-medicinal-history-of-sodas-explained Jun 17, 2021 "As in Europe, American pharmacies introduced the public to the carbonated concoctions that would eventually become known as soda...Europeans became aware of the stimulating effects of coca leaves when explorers reached Peru and observed Peruvians chewing the leaves...Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894, and cocaine was removed from the recipe by 1903. However, Coca-Cola still relies on coca leaves as part of its heavily-guarded secret recipe;" Grunge

https://nypost.com/2022/04/28/man-drank-life-threatening-diarrhea-smoothie-for-science Apr 28, 2022 "He downed a shot-glass amount of the liquid, knowing it would produce a miserable case of dysentery for the sake of University of Maryland research — i.e. he did it in the pursuit of finding a cure for the runs." New York Post

https://apnews.com/us-news/plague-oregon-general-news-6d5a71b8a45e5e38ec321fd48fdb9576 Feb 13, 2024 "Plague is an infectious disease that can affect mammals. It’s caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is carried by rodents and fleas. Sunlight and drying can kill plague bacteria on surfaces, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Humans and pets suspected to be sick with plague are typically treated with antibiotics, and sometimes with other medical measures." AP U.S. News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bisJ09s384I Apr 20, 2020 Best-selling author Max Brooks takes you through the history of hand washing and the doctor, Ignaz Semmelweis, who championed this revolutionary breakthrough in 1846.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eElAhsSY2KA May 13, 2020 Joseph Lister, a surgeon, who discovered the importance of using an antiseptic in the mid 19th century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7KKkElpyKQ May 5, 2020 Dig into the science of how soap breaks down a coronavirus, and the effectiveness of hand sanitizer against a viral outbreak. Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a virus to stick. If you then touch your face, the virus can infect you. But there are two extraordinarily simple ways you can keep that from happening: soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson investigate. Lesson by Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson, directed by Artrake Studio. TEDEd View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-is-better-soap-or-hand-sanitizer-alex-rosenthal-and-pall-thordarson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9LC-3ZKiok Oct 20, 2015 his video was created with support from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity: http://ori.hhs.gov​.  For several centuries, people though diseases were caused by wandering clouds of poisonous vapor. We now know that this theory is pretty ridiculous, and that diseases are caused by specific bacteria. But how did we get to this new idea of germ theory? Tien Nguyen describes the work of several scientists who discredited a widely accepted theory in a way that was beneficial to human health. TEDEd View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSandHijDc Mar 10, 2015 Find out how smallpox became the first (and only) disease to be permanently eradicated through the use of vaccination and isolation to prevent transmission. For most of human history, we have sought to treat and cure diseases. But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein detail how the story of smallpox – the first and only disease to be permanently eliminated – shows how diseasin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxjOfbMMgPo Apr 3, 2020 Rick appraises a set of antique silver disinfectant boxes from 1836, and although they might be in great condition it’s all about the jeweler, in this clip from Season 8, "Comfortably Chum".