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the harvard undergraduate
history of science journal


Framing Madness: Robert Jones’s Moral Medicine and the Postpartum Mind
By Eunice Chon Note from the author: This close reading exercise was for HISTSCI 1770: Broken Brains: A Patient-Centered History, taught...
Harvard Synthesis
Sep 22
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Hua Tuo and the Origins of Surgery in Ancient China
When we look at the history of medicine and surgery, several figures stand out as exemplary. For much of recorded history, works from the...
Nicholas Sze
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 1: Introduction
Mums the Word, with Marissa Diggs and Judy Durkin [Judy] Picture a birthing scene in just about any medical or family drama. The mother...
Mums the Word
Apr 16, 2021


Ignaz Semmelweis
In a world filled with germs and diseases, the simple act of handwashing can make a huge impact in preventing infection. Washing hands,...
Alexander Uy
Apr 12, 2021
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