History of medicine Books

Providing a historical overview of healthcare in Italy from its unification in 1861 to the present COVID-19 pandemic, this book analyses the political, social and cultural impact of Italian healthcare policy and medicine. The author examines the...

This book explores the presence of Galen of Pergamon (129 - c. 216 AD) in early modern philosophy, science, and medicine. After a short revival due to the humanistic rediscovery of his works, the influence of the great ancient physician on Western...

This book provides the first comprehensive, historically based, philosophical interpretations of two texts of Thomas Percival's professional ethics in medicine set in the context of his intellectual biography. Preceded by his privately published and...

This book provides the first comprehensive study of the history of Hungarian psychiatry between 1850 and 1920, placed in both an Austro-Hungarian and wider European comparative framework. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book captures the...

This edited collection brings together new research by world-leading historians and anthropologists to examine the interaction between images of plague in different temporal and spatial contexts, and the imagination of the disease from the Middle Ages to...

It was one of the great moments of humanity when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845- 1923) discovered a new kind of radiation on 8 November 1895. He himself modestly called them "X-rays". Röntgen's name and his rays became world famous. On 10 December 1901,...

The volume analyzes the natural philosophical accounts and debates concerning the vegetative powers, namely nutrition, growth, and reproduction. While principally focusing on the early modern approaches to the lower functions of the soul, readers will...

This book presents new perspectives on the multiplicity of voices in the histories of mental ill-health. In the thirty years since Roy Porter called on historians to lower their gaze so that they might better understand patient-doctor roles in the past,...

This socially conscious, culturally relevant book explores the little-known history and present climate of Black people in the medical field. It reveals the deficiencies in the American healthcare structure that have contributed to the mismanagement...

This book reprints Human Guinea Pigs, by Kenneth Mellanby, a seminal work in the history of medical ethics and human subject research that has been nearly unavailable for over 40 years.  Detailing the use of World War II conscientious objectors who...

This book comprises a series of lectures given by celebrated Soviet neurophysiologist Nikolai Alexandrovich Bernstein in Moscow in 1925 and first published in Russian in 1926. Bernstein's groundbreaking work, which has had a significant influence on the...

This volume views the study of disease as essential to understanding the key historical developments underpinning the foundation of contemporary Indian Ocean World (IOW) societies. The interplay between disease and climatic conditions,...

Sir Thomas Lewis has become one of the greatest cardiologists of this century. He was foremost in using the newly invented electrocardiograph to diagnose heart disease and was a pioneer of cardiac electro-physiology. This is...

Cardiology as a medical specialty originated in the 20th century and Britain played an important role in its development. British Cardiology in the 20th Century provides the first comprehensive account of the British...

Introduction.- Chronology.- Background: Introduction.- Brain and Mind in the 'Long' 18th Century.- Enlightening Neuroscience: Microscopes and Microscopy n the Eighteen Century.- Corpus Curricula: Medical Education and the Voluntary Hospital Movement.-...

The medieval English surgeon was subject to a huge variety of cultural perceptions, ranging from that of pitiless butcher to sanctified healer. The bloody craft of surgery served as a uniquely encompassing metaphor for later medieval Christian identity,...

This book describes the fight to create a new medical specialty of accident and emergency medicine against much opposition from established specialties. The specialty was first recognized in 1972. The book also charts the major developments that occurred...

The Salk vaccine seemed like a miracle to parents whose children were threatened with the scourge of polio. With its protection from polio, came also a story line-there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and...

Étude sur les maladies éteintes et les maladies nouvelles; pour servir à l'histoire des évolutions séculaires de la pathologie, a été reconnu comme une œuvre majeure dans toute l'histoire humaine, et nous avons pris des précautions pour assurer sa...

A Letter to the Right Honorable the Lord Chancellor, on the Nature and Interpretation of Unsoundness of Mind, and Imbecility of Intellect, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never...

This abridgement of the three-volume work, The Natural State of Medical Practice, provides a complete exposition of a revolutionary theory of social evolution. In an informative history of medical practice over the ages, one interspersed with personal...

""A Defense Of Dr. Charles T. Jackson�������s Claims To The Discovery Of Etherization"" is a historical book written by Joseph L. Lord in 1848. The book is a defense of Dr. Charles T. Jackson's claims to the discovery of etherization, which was a...

""A Comparative View Of The Mortality Of The Human Species, At All Ages"" is a book written by William Black in 1788. The book provides a detailed analysis of the mortality rates of human beings across different age groups, genders, and geographical...

""A Commentary of Medical and Moral Life, or Mind and the Emotions: Considered in Relation to Health, Disease, and Religion"" is a book written by William Cooke and published in 1852. The book explores the relationship between the mind, emotions, and...

""Anales Del Circulo Medico Argentino V13: Enero De 1889 Y 1890 (1889)"" es un libro escrito por Samuel Gache. Este libro es el volumen n������mero 13 de la serie ""Anales Del Circulo Medico Argentino"". Fue publicado por primera vez en el a�����o 1889...

Das Buch ""Adolph Henke's Zeitschrift F�����r Die Staatsarzneikunde, Teil 4 (1857)"" von Behrend, Fr. J. ist eine Sammlung medizinischer Artikel, die erstmals im Jahr 1857 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Die Zeitschrift wurde von Adolph Henke gegr�����ndet...

Das Buch ""Historisch-Pathologische Untersuchungen, Teil 2: Als Beitr�����ge Zur Geschichte Der Volkskrankheiten (1841)"" von Heinrich Haeser ist eine Sammlung von medizinischen Abhandlungen, die sich mit der Geschichte der Volkskrankheiten...

Maladies G�����n�����rales V2, Partie 2: Et Diath�����ses (1852) est un livre �����crit par Pierre Nicolas Gerdy. Ce livre traite des maladies g�����n�����rales et des diath�����ses, qui sont des pr�����dispositions ou des tendances ������ certaines...

Das Buch ""John Hunters Abhandlung �����ber Blut, Entz�����ndung und Schusswunden V2 (1850)"" ist eine Sammlung von medizinischen Abhandlungen des ber�����hmten britischen Chirurgen John Hunter. Die Abhandlungen befassen sich mit Themen wie...

El libro ""El Nuevo Plan De Estudios M�����dicos (1845)"" escrito por Mateo Seoane es una obra que aborda el tema de la educaci������n m�����dica en la Espa�����a del siglo XIX. En este libro, el autor presenta un nuevo plan de estudios para la...

Een Gedenkzuil Der Negentiende Eeuw: Het Roode Kruis (1899) is een boek geschreven door Christian Friedrich Haje. Het boek beschrijft de geschiedenis van het Rode Kruis in de negentiende eeuw. Het Rode Kruis is een internationale hulporganisatie die zich...

Die Trinksitten ihre hygienische und soziale Bedeutung: ihre Beziehungen zur akademischen Jugend (1891) von Auguste Forel ist ein Buch, das sich mit den Auswirkungen von Trinkgewohnheiten auf die Gesundheit und das soziale Leben besch�����ftigt. Der...

""Die Syphilis und deren Heilung: Durch Beseitigung der Krankheitsursache mittels Hom������opathischer Arzneien"" ist ein Buch aus dem Jahr 1878 von Heinrich Gottfried Schneider. Das Buch behandelt das Thema Syphilis und ihre Heilung durch die...

Die Stempel der r������mischen Augen�����rzte (1867) ist ein Buch von Carl Ludwig Grotefend, das sich mit antiken r������mischen Stempeln befasst, die von Augen�����rzten verwendet wurden. Das Buch enth�����lt eine ausf�����hrliche Beschreibung der...

Das Buch ""Die Operation des Grauen Stars in geschlossener Kapsel"" wurde im Jahr 1877 von Hermann Pagenstecher verfasst. Es beschreibt die Operationstechnik zur Entfernung des Grauen Stars, einer Augenerkrankung, die zur Tr�����bung der Augenlinse...

Die Mechanik der Reizkr�����mmungen ist ein Buch des deutschen Physikers Friedrich Georg Kohl, das 1894 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch beschreibt die physikalischen Mechanismen, die f�����r die Kr�����mmung von Lichtstrahlen verantwortlich sind,...

Die Lehren vom Wesen der Krankheiten: In ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung (1899) ist ein Buch von Hugo Ribbert. In diesem Buch untersucht Ribbert die Geschichte der Medizin und ihre Entwicklung in Bezug auf die Theorien und Konzepte von Krankheiten. Er...

""Die Lehre vom Auswurf: Ein Beitrag zur Medizinischen Klinik"" ist ein Buch von Anton Biermer aus dem Jahr 1855. Es handelt sich um eine medizinische Abhandlung, die sich mit dem Auswurf von Patienten besch�����ftigt. Der Autor untersucht die...

Le livre ""Des Accidents Imputables A L'Emploi Chirurgical Des Antiseptiques"" a �����t����� �����crit par Felix Brun en 1886. Ce livre traite des effets secondaires et des accidents qui peuvent survenir lors de l'utilisation d'antiseptiques dans la...

""Delle Sedi E Cause Delle Malattie Anatomicamente Investigate Da Gio. B. Morgagni Libri Cinque V10-11 (1827)"" ����� un'opera scritta da Giambattista Morgagni. Questo libro ����� composto da cinque volumi e si concentra sull'indagine anatomica delle...

""Della Vita Scientifica Del Professore Cav. Giacomo Tommasini: E Sulla Morale Del Medico"" ����� un libro scritto nel 1847 da Pietro Beroaldi. Il libro parla della vita e delle opere del professor Giacomo Tommasini, un medico e professore universitario...

""Del C������lera Epid�����mico"" (1849) es un libro escrito por Ambroise Tardieu que trata sobre la epidemia de c������lera que azot������ Europa en el siglo XIX. En este libro, Tardieu describe los s������ntomas de la enfermedad, su propagaci������n y...

Liber ""De Curandis Hominum Morbis Epitome Praelectionibus Academicis Dicata"" est opus tripartitum, quod anno MDCCCXXXII auctore Frank, Joanne Petro editum est. In hoc libro, auctor medicinae artem tractat, quae ad curandos hominum morbos pertinet...

El libro ""Discursos Le������dos Ante La Real Academia De Medicina De Madrid: En La Recepci������n P������blica (1866)"" escrito por D. Pedro Lletget y D������az-Ropero, es una recopilaci������n de discursos que fueron presentados en la Real Academia de...

Le livre ""De La Mortalite Des Nourrissons En France (1866)"" �����crit par Brochard, Andre Theodore, est une �����tude sur la mortalit����� infantile en France au XIXe si�����cle. L'auteur examine les causes de d�����c�����s des nourrissons, telles que...

Le livre ""De La Doctrine Des Elements V2: Et De Son Application A La Medecine-Pratique (1850)"" de Jules Quissac est une �����uvre qui explore la doctrine des �����l�����ments et son application pratique en m�����decine. Il s'agit de la deuxi�����me...

De Doctrina Hippocratica Et Browniana: Inter Se Consentiente Et Mutuo Se Exlpente Tentamen (1813) est libellus a Ioanne Nepomuk Ringseis scriptus, qui tentat comparationem inter doctrinam Hippocraticam et Brownianam. In hoc opere, Ringseis docet quomodo...