According to Black, “Fürst mocked those who believed in [masks], since the plague will kill everyone anyway, and the plague doctor is simply out to get your money.” The late 19th century ushered in ...

A doctor in Berlin has been charged with murder over the deaths of 15 patients under palliative care, prosecutors said Wednesday. He is also accused of trying to cover up the evidence by starting ...

Some doctors burst the buboes of patients with bubonic plague. There is some evidence that this may have helped increase chances of survival. To try and stop the spread of Black Death, fines were ...

Among the specialists sent to lead the response was a young doctor named Wu Lien ... the fatal miasmatic smells.” Plague scorched through communities, killing rich and poor alike and causing ...