Not too long ago, lethal infections were feared in the Western world. Since that time, many countries have undergone a transformation from disease cesspools to much safer, healthier habitats. Starting in the mid-1800s, there was a steady drop in deaths from all infectious diseases, decreasing to relatively minor levels by the early 1900s. The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual freedoms versus state might, protests and arrests over vaccine refusal, and much more. Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prevented masses of deaths. But is this really true? This interview details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources. We discuss how vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases. If the medical profession could systematically misinterpret and ignore key historical information, the question must be asked, "What else is ignored and misinterpreted today?" Perhaps the best reason to know our history is so that the worst parts are never repeated.
Dr. Suzanne Humphries earned her medical degree in 1993 from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and then became board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. Her career encompassed teaching medical students, residents, and graduate students, and included an assistant professorship at the clinical campus of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Camden, New Jersey, as well as 10 years in private practice affiliated with a large teaching hospital in Maine. In 2011 she chose to change directions and now practices as a holistic health consultant, and continues to research many aspects of medical practice, and write about the problems with vaccination.
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