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SUMMARY:Coffee with the Profs - Drains, Germs and Profits: How American Medicine Came of Age
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 Doctors in the Civil War era had little understanding 
 of what causes infection, hardly any 
 effective remedies and swore by drugs like mercury 
 chloride that caused terrible discomfort. 
 This presentation will chart the unanticipated 
 revolution in knowledge and practice that 
 followed the war - the advent of germ theory, 
 the widespread introduction of sanitation, 
 the regulation of medical practice and the conquering 
 of the giant contagious killers. This 
 period is also full of controversy. We'll 
 learn how the fruits of medical science were 
 unevenly distributed and how basic features of 
 U.S. society sets its system of providing medical 
 care on a very different trajectory than 
 that of western Europe. \n
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 One of the MSU 
 Alumni Office's long-standing featured offerings, 
 the Coffee with the Profs series highlights 
 research and work done by some of MSU's 
 finest faculty and staff. This lifelong education 
 program is open to all.\n
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 There is no cost 
 to attend, but registration is required. 
 Register by March 24 at https://alumni.msu.edu/learn/on-campus/coffee-with-profs.cfm\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Elizabeth Wheeler\n
 Contact email: szufnar@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://alumni.msu.edu/learn/on-campus/coffee-with-profs.cfm\n
LOCATION:Virtual
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