Science and Medicine
The Boston Medical Library, founded in 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts, was originally organized to alleviate the problem of scattered distribution of medical texts throughout Boston. It has since evolved into the "largest academic medical library in the world".
1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak.
Fatty liver disease.
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