The article "A Global Perspective: Reframing the History of Health, Medicine, and Disease" by Mark Harrison explores the impact of globalization on the history of health, medicine, and disease. While historians of disease were early adopters of global history, the recent "global turn" has had limited influence on these fields. The article argues that a broader perspective is necessary to understand key issues in the history of health, disease, and medicine. It emphasizes the importance of transnational and transimperial approaches to trace the networks that connect people and places, allowing historians to dispense with rigid compartmentalization. The author discusses the impact of global integration on health, disease, and medicine, including the ways these concepts were understood and evaluated. The article examines the rise and development of modern world economies and their effects on these fields, focusing on the 20th century. It also highlights the role of pathogens in shaping historical changes and the need to consider both biological and political factors in disease history. The article concludes by suggesting that a global perspective can provide interpretative syntheses that are rare in the field, and it calls for a more nuanced and comprehensive approach to understanding the interconnectedness of health, disease, and medicine in a global context.The article "A Global Perspective: Reframing the History of Health, Medicine, and Disease" by Mark Harrison explores the impact of globalization on the history of health, medicine, and disease. While historians of disease were early adopters of global history, the recent "global turn" has had limited influence on these fields. The article argues that a broader perspective is necessary to understand key issues in the history of health, disease, and medicine. It emphasizes the importance of transnational and transimperial approaches to trace the networks that connect people and places, allowing historians to dispense with rigid compartmentalization. The author discusses the impact of global integration on health, disease, and medicine, including the ways these concepts were understood and evaluated. The article examines the rise and development of modern world economies and their effects on these fields, focusing on the 20th century. It also highlights the role of pathogens in shaping historical changes and the need to consider both biological and political factors in disease history. The article concludes by suggesting that a global perspective can provide interpretative syntheses that are rare in the field, and it calls for a more nuanced and comprehensive approach to understanding the interconnectedness of health, disease, and medicine in a global context.