History of medicine books

The collection brings together a biography of Otto Meyerhof; a summary of his research; and articles by well-renowned...  Read More >>

A vital, eye-opening exploration of race and health  Read More >>

Vorangestellt ist eine Einleitung, die den Lebensweg Paul Ehrlichs skizziert, in seine wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten...  Read More >>

This book describes the developments in medicine and medical technology from ancient times to modern days. It is...  Read More >>

This book focuses on twentieth-century Australian leprosaria to explore the lives of indigenous patients and the...  Read More >>

Adopts a pan-Mediterranean approach to the study of medieval medicine and pharmacology, which permits a deeper understanding...  Read More >>

The concept of the intact mind, first described in a 2006 memoir, refers to the idea that inside every autistic...  Read More >>

This book describes the developments in medicine and medical technology from ancient times to modern days. It is...  Read More >>

"""[A] remarkable journey."" -The Telegraph The incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist...  Read More >>

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Drawing from research in archival documents, secondary sources, and interviews, Li tells the story of Harry Benjamin’s...  Read More >>

The Element focuses on the evolution of concepts, illness categories, and diagnostic and treatment methodologies...  Read More >>

This volume offers the first comparative, interdisciplinary, and intercultural examination of the lactating woman...  Read More >>

This book provides a broad overview of diagnostic pathology, integrating historical perspectives with the current...  Read More >>

This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of Albert the Great’s (c.  Read More >>

Medicine in an Age of Revolution is concerned with the interaction between religion, politics, and medicine in an...  Read More >>

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Why did medicine fascinate writers and filmmakers in the 1920s and 1930s? This book traces the prevalent medical...  Read More >>

"William Redfern is Australia's first medical graduate. His pioneering work in public health medicine is acknowledged...  Read More >>

This book offers the first ever critical history of dementia studies.  Read More >>

This book explores medical and health periodicals of the nineteenth century: their contemporary significance, their...  Read More >>

"""Presenting revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved...  Read More >>

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Medical humanities and disability studies are disciplines at the cutting edge of innovative critical work in the...  Read More >>

Medical humanities and disability studies are disciplines at the cutting edge of innovative critical work in the...  Read More >>