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    Congratulations John Sealy School of Medicine Graduates

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Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe

Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe

The Galveston County Daily News, June 11, 2024

There has been much speculation among scientists and historians about where the first syphilis epidemic in the late 15th-century Europe came from but new evidence may help solve the mystery, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column.

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Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe

Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe

The Galveston County Daily News, June 11, 2024

There has been much speculation among scientists and historians about where the first syphilis epidemic in the late 15th-century Europe came from but new evidence may help solve the mystery, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column.

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