Joseph Goldberger was born in the Austria-Hungary, in a town now located in the Czech Republic. In 1881, when he was six, his family emigrated to the United States. They settled in Manhattan's East ...

During the discussion in the Senate on Senator Ransdell’s bill to establish a national health institute, Senator Ransdell spoke highly of the late Dr. Joseph Goldberger, discoverer of the cause and ...

Long before there were rumors of COVID parties (decline your invitation), there were actual “filth parties,” and the guest list was exclusive. Joseph Goldberger, an infectious disease expert in the US ...

Senator Smoot was severely rebuked in an editorial in the “Public Ledger” for his action in the Senate, blocking the bill to provide a pension for the widow and children of the late Dr. Joseph ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1914 the Surgeon General asked ...

In the early part of the 20th century the disease pellagra, now almost unknown, affected and killed thousands of people in the United States. Some claimed it was an infection, while others maintained ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Back when he was a child, American University historian Alan ...