Mount Pleasant Mansion, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mount Pleasant Village: planned for public health.

Cherry trees in Mount Cook National Park

Tularemia in a Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To the Editor: Tularemia is a bacterial zoonosis caused by the gram-negative, nonmotile coccobacillus Francisella tularensis, which is en-demic in lagomorphs in North America (1,2). Tularemia is considered a possible biological weapon of terrorism (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] category A) because of its high infectivity, ease of dissemination , and considerable ability to ca...

Modeling epilepsy disparities among ethnic groups in Philadelphia, PA.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defined epilepsy as an emerging public health issue in a recent report and emphasized the importance of epilepsy studies in minorities and people of low socioeconomic status. Previous research has suggested that the incidence rate for epilepsy is positively associated with various measures of social and economic disadvantage. In response, we utiliz...

The Mütter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19303, USA

We are pleased to introduce the media review section of Medical History. As new technologies and a growing desire to engage with global audiences have led many historians to change and adapt their scholarship in a variety of novel ways, we believe that it is of great value to look critically at, and to engage with, the wide variety of media that illuminate the history of medicine. The internet,...