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Enrique C. Fernández, MD

Before the Fall
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From the archive.

Stories from five centuries of Cuban medicine, and rare books and documents from the author's collection, shared every two weeks.

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Carlos J. Finlay
1881

Cuban Medical History

The Cuban Doctor Who Found the Mosquito

How a Havana physician solved yellow fever in 1881, and why Before the Fall launches on his birthday.

October 22, 2026
, 3 min read
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