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Illustrative photo of an autopsied lung and hand-colored drawing of a bacterial culture.

Salvarsan, also known as 606, was a synthetic drug developed by the scientist Paul Ehrlich in 1909 to treat syphilis. It was a path-breaking development that revolutionized the American medical profession’s ability to treat the disease. When World…

Salvarsan, also known as 606, was a synthetic drug developed by the scientist Paul Ehrlich in 1909 to treat syphilis. It was a path-breaking development that revolutionized the American medical profession’s ability to treat the disease. When World…

In an effort to halt the progress of venereal disease in the army, Young and others tried to implement various preventative measures. One was education. Progressives, at the time, would have preferred that American men abstain from the “vice” of…

The Offices of the Chief Surgeon provided AEF medical officers with weekly bulletins. These compact publications provided updates on disease conditions, statistics compiled for different hospitals, and mandates for disease control measures.

This cartoon “by a fellow officer” pokes fun at Hugh Hampton Young’s inspection work. Young is pictured riding a horse with two medical assistants in tow. While battle rages in the background, Young is gallantly leading the assistants to treat…