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Greenwich Village Fights the Heroin Epidemic, 1958 – 1963

Greenwich Village Fights the Heroin Epidemic, 1958 – 1963

Greenwich Village Fights the Heroin Epidemic, 1958 – 1963

By Stephen Petrus

Medicine & Public Health, Crime & PolicingGuest UserDecember 21, 2016Comment

Safe in the City: Risk in Early Twentieth Century New York

Safe in the City: Risk in Early Twentieth Century New York

Safe in the City: Risk in Early Twentieth Century New York

By Ross J. Wilson

Medicine & Public Health, Business & LaborGuest UserNovember 9, 2016Comment

“Does the United States Need a Medical Revolution?” Communism, Birth Control, and National Health Insurance in 1940s New York

“Does the United States Need a Medical Revolution?” Communism, Birth Control, and National Health Insurance in 1940s New York

“Does the United States Need a Medical Revolution?” Communism, Birth Control, and National Health Insurance in 1940s New York

By Jennifer Young

Medicine & Public HealthGuest UserJune 22, 2016Comment

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

By Tamar W. Carroll

Excerpts, Gender & Sexuality, Medicine & Public HealthGuest UserFebruary 16, 2016Comment

Justice, Health, and the Trans Fat Ban

Justice, Health, and the Trans Fat Ban

Justice, Health, and the Trans Fat Ban

By Kimberly-Elizabeth Johnson

Medicine & Public HealthGuest UserOctober 15, 2015Comment