PALEORADIOLOGICAL STUDY ON TWO INFANTS DATED TO THE 17th AND 18th CENTURIES
Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2023 Jul 18;21(1):85-97. doi: 10.31952/amha.21.1.3.ABSTRACTDuring an excavation campaign in the Church of the Conversion of Saint Paul in Roccapelago (North Italy), a hidden crypt was discovered, which yielded the remains of more than 400 individuals. The crypt was used as a cemetery by the inhabitants of the village of Roccapelago between the 16th and 18th centuries. Along the north side of the crypt, an area apparently separated from the rest of the burials was found, bordered by stones, where several burials of newborns and infants were concentrated. From here, five fabric rolls containing bones we...
Source: Medical History - September 5, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Gabriele Sernesi Enrico Petrella Luca Ventura Giorgio Gruppioni Donata Luiselli Elisabetta Cilli Adele Canalini Mirko Traversari Source Type: research
THE HEALTH SYSTEM OF THE FIRST CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC AND ITS ROLE IN COMBATING CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR (THE 1920s)
Conclusion: The systematic development of new legislation contributed to the new Republic's proficiency at the task and the gradual reduction in the number of infectious diseases.PMID:37667605 | DOI:10.31952/amha.21.1.4 (Source: Medical History)
Source: Medical History - September 5, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Andrej T óth Inka Kratochv ílová Luk áš Novotný Jakub Dr ábek V ěra Hellerová Martin Červený Val érie Tóthová Source Type: research
Health reform initiatives in the interwar era: the case of greece and the role of the league of nations health organisation
Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2023 Jul 18;21(1):115-140. doi: 10.31952/amha.21.1.5.ABSTRACTDuring the Interwar period (1918-1939), financial aid and technical assistance were given to countries worldwide by the League of Nations Health Organisation (LNHO) in an attempt to reform public health systems, address population health problems, and control infectious diseases. Greece was one of the countries that received this aid, and in 1928 cooperation with the LNHO was initiated. The aim of this alliance was an integrated health reform plan entitled "Collaboration with the Greek government for the sanitary reorganization of Greece" an...
Source: Medical History - September 5, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Gavriil Kouris Constantinos Trompoukis Xenophon Contiades Anastas Philalithis Source Type: research
Andrija Štampar as president of the interim commission of the world health organization
Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2023 Jul 18;21(1):141-156. doi: 10.31952/amha.21.1.6.ABSTRACTThis paper provides an analysis of Andrija Štampar's activities after World War II on the establishment of effective international health. Analyzed archival materials have confirmed with numerous evidence that Štampar as the president of the Interim Commission of the World Health Organization (WHO) played a crucial role in the establishment of the ideological starting points and organization of the WHO system, which remain relevant to date. Apart from the strategic foundations, it has been shown that his principles regarding the need for p...
Source: Medical History - September 5, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Alen Ru žić Željko Dugac Source Type: research
Osteoporosis from yesterday to today – a narrative review
Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2023 Jul 18;21(1):157-170. doi: 10.31952/amha.21.1.7.ABSTRACTDespite different lifestyles, humankind has suffered from osteoporosis for thousands of years. A literature review concerning the history of osteoporosis in the following databases: Index Medicus, Medline, PubMed, and PMC Citations was done. In the final analysis, 18 review articles and 31 original papers were included. The works were published during the period 1705-2020. Although there is evidence of the existence of osteoporosis for many centuries, it was first described as a disease at the beginning of the 18th century. It was first perc...
Source: Medical History - September 5, 2023 Category: History of Medicine Authors: El żbieta Tabor Kamil Tabor Wojciech Pluskiewicz Source Type: research
