RT @rmn_mz: Thrilled to share that our journal has reached new milestones this year! Thanks to the incredible work of our editorial team, a….

Bottom line: Be cautious when interpreting historical convulsions mortality. Our study highlights the challenges and complexity of working with historical cause-of-death data.

What do you want to know?.

We found that declines in convulsions mortality relate more to new registration rules and medical advances than to falling infant mortality itself. “Convulsions” as a cause is deeply tied to context and local medical culture.

Our findings: Deaths attributed to convulsions covered a range of underlying causes. Patterns differed significantly across locations, time periods, and age groups—even within the same country.

“Infantile convulsions” often described symptoms, not specific diseases. We combined qualitative analyses of historical medical thinking with quantitative data from Amsterdam, Hermoupolis, Maastricht & Rostock.

Excited to share our new paper w/ K. Wienholts, M. Murkens and M. Mühlichen, just published in Medical History! We explore “infantile convulsions” as a historical cause of death using data from four European cities, 1800–1955.

🚨 Call for Applications! 🚨 . 📅 22–23 July 2025 .📍 Monash University, Melbourne 🇦🇺 .💀 Historical mortality meets digital innovation! 🔹 ICD10h Training Course (22 Jul) .🔹 Digital History Symposium (23 Jul) .Apply by **11 June** ➡️ ( )

RT @ericbschneider: 📜NEW WORKING PAPER📜. What was the true case fatality rate (CFR) of smallpox? . My new paper with Romola Davenport (Camb….

After sitting in the drawer for a few years, my paper on tuberculosis mortality in early 20th-century Greece has just been finally published in Social Science History

RT @popclima: Our new research about climate change and fertility in Italy by @chiarapuglisi93 and PI: Raya Muttarak was released in GENUS….

RT @tancredibuscemi: New article out in Cliometrica!.I show that the decentralisation of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno caused large negative….

RT @AYHDemographers: If you are heading to the ESSHC in Leiden soon, don't forget about our social event on Wednesday!. 📍 Einstein, Nieuwe….

On my way to Leiden for #ESSHC2025 — excited to connect with other scholars and share research in progress. Tomorrow, I'll be presenting a paper on stillbirths in early 20th-century Greece among colleagues and friends. 🍉

RT @FranMarcoGracia: 🚨 New paper alert! 🚨.On inequality and purchasing power in Zaragoza in 1924, with my friend Pablo Delgado (@unizar), i….

RT @GBreaMartinez: Lent has just begun! Why not explore the history of Lenten marriages. Which did most to encourage secularisation: politi….

Only 2 days left to submit your abstract for the ESHD conference! ⏳✨ . Beyond an intellectually stimulating event, we promise delicious food, beautiful weather, and magnificent walks around the city. Don't miss out! 📜🍷🌿.

📢 Deadline extended! You now have until Feb 14 to submit your abstract for the forthcoming ESHD conference in Bologna in Sep 2025.

RT @GBreaMartinez: Happy to see our research out! Together with @PujadasJoana! Check out below! 🧵.Full article: Towards more horizontality….

RT @ericbschneider: Final reminder of the call for papers for this workshop. We are also grateful to have received funding from the @EcHist….

RT @HLCS_Journal: We are happy to announce the latest addition to our special issue on infant mortality: “What was Killing Babies in Sundsv….