Historian of medicine, gender, & politics in the American West. Creator & Executive Editor Emerita, @nursingclio. She/Her/Hers

Health care journalist for 50 years, now retired except for his Substack. Published HealthNewsReview.org for 16 years. Helping people improve their critical thinking about health care.

fledgling historian (grave robbing in the 19th century U.S.) ~ science journalist (writing a book about traces, trash, fossils, and the future for Random House!) ~ friend to slime molds, foe of fatbergs ~ she/her 📍Woods Hole / Baltimore / Brooklyn

Asst. Prof of History| African American History| Medicine| New Orleans| Mass Incarceration| Env. Justice| Public History Author--A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, & Health Activism in New Orleans

Historian of medicine, gender, sex. Part time metalsmith. Book on the long history of abortion out now! US: https://bit.ly/4iwTsoL UK: bit.ly/4aCNEqu Substack: https://maryfissell.substack.com/

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