{"product_id":"chicagos-war-on-syphilis-1937-40","title":"Chicago's War on Syphilis, 1937-40","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e  \"An eye for colorful vignettes and anecdotes. On target! She recognizes\u003cbr\u003e         the importance of her subject.\" -- Thomas N. Bonner, author of \u003ci\u003eTo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e        the Ends of the Earth: Women's Search for Education in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Those struggling to deal with the AIDS epidemic might learn valuable\u003cbr\u003e         lessons from the earlier struggle of the U.S. to deal with syphilis. Here,\u003cbr\u003e         Suzanne Poirier tells the story of the Chicago Syphilis Control Program\u003cbr\u003e         launched in 1937 by the Chicago Board of Health and the U.S. Public Health\u003cbr\u003e         Service and severely limited from the start because of the refusal of\u003cbr\u003e         government, the press, and the public to confront directly the issues\u003cbr\u003e         underlying the problem.\u003cbr\u003e       Poirier's narrative is memorable for its vivid scenes, colorful characters\u003cbr\u003e         that include Chicago's \"clap doctor,\" Dr. Ben Reitman, and its\u003cbr\u003e         account of the heated debate that surrounded the effort. In an epilogue,\u003cbr\u003e         the author discusses similarities between current efforts against AIDS\u003cbr\u003e         and the handling and politics of the syphilis problem in the late 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Poirier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616055746940,"sku":"9780252021473","price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/missing-cover_0eaa37ec-764d-4bea-a65c-650a0332dd2b.jpg?v=1746711620","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/chicagos-war-on-syphilis-1937-40","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}