Meet Onesimus, The Enslaved Man Who Saved Colonial Boston From Smallpox

When a smallpox epidemic ravaged Boston in 1721, a doctor named Zabdiel Boylston got the seemingly crazy idea to expose healthy people to small amounts of pus from smallpox patients.

Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 1, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Kiona N. Smith, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Diversity, Equity & Inclusion /diversity-equity-inclusion Editors' Pick editors-pick Source Type: news