Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circul...

The history of medicine is much more than the story of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Seeking to understand the patientâ¿¿s perspective, historians scour the archives, searching for rare personal accounts. Bringing together a trove of more tha...