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Medicine at Michigan

The History of Ignoring Pandemic Precautions

J. Alexander Navarro | Summer 2021

Like COVID-19, the 1918 influenza pandemic hit hard and fast, going from a handful of reported cases in a few cities to a nationwide outbreak within a few weeks. Many communities issued several rounds of various closure orders in an attempt to keep the disease in check. While a century separates these pandemics, there is a multitude of significant parallels between them.

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Magical Stones Were a Big Deal in Ancient Medicine

Katie Whitney | Spring 2021

Until just a few years ago, you could find healing stones at the U-M Medical School. They promised to treat everything from back pain to fertility problems. Part of the U-M History of Medicine Collection, some 60 carved stones, many of which are medical amulets, were given to the Medical School by world-renowned surgeon Frederick A. Coller, M.D., former chair of the Department of Surgery.

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