Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Wyatt Earp

  • Doc Holliday: The deadly legacy of a dying man

    Mariam BanoubBarbara MeraEmma RyanJulius BonelloPeoria, Illinois, United States Throughout history, tuberculosis (TB) has been known by names such as the white plague, king’s evil, consumption, and scrofula. Estimates state TB has claimed the lives of up to five billion people throughout human history. While COVID-19 temporarily claimed the title of the world’s most lethal disease…