History of medicine books

With thousands of IVF babies born every year, this science based memoir records the early history and pioneering...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Natural History of British Insects, Vol. 6: Explaining Them in Their Several States, With the Periods...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1907, this title was one of several influential textbooks on nursing written by Isabel Hampton...  Read More >>

This open access book looks at the dramatic history of ovariotomy, an operation to remove ovarian tumours first...  Read More >>

Written in a lively and engaging style, by a medical author and teacher of great renown, this book provides a fascinating...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex The facts observed and recorded by others assisted me to...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Bacteriological Technology for Physicians: With Seventy-Two Figures in the Text In the work, I have...  Read More >>

Patients as Art explores the capacity of art to provide a unique perspective on the history of humankind. Fearturing...  Read More >>

In this book, the Graeco-Roman doctor Galen sets out his influential theory of the 'mixtures' of the human body...  Read More >>

Correcting Errors in Standard Bone Measurement written by Cunshang Zongzhan (Japanese: Sōsen Murakami), is a tiny...  Read More >>

Explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian...  Read More >>

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A History of Women in Medicine: From Physicians to Witches? reveals the untold story of forgotten female physicians,...  Read More >>

Explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Thoughts on General and Partial Inoculations: Containing a Translation of Two Treatises Written When...  Read More >>

Excerpt from A Review of the Venereal Disease and Its Remedies The rules 'by them laid down for the ma nagement...  Read More >>

Excerpt from General View of the Agriculture of the County of Fife: With Observations on the Means of Its Improvement:...  Read More >>

This book explores the history of science in American foreign relations since World War II. From atomic energy and...  Read More >>

"The 19th Century brought many medical advances and discoveries in neurology, with the famed Parisian La Salpêtrière...  Read More >>

This book examines the history of public health in Canada, covering issues such as milk pasteurization, vaccination,...  Read More >>

Lettre écrite par le sieur Théodore Desjardins, medecin & chevalier de l'Inquisition de la ville d'Avignon, à M....  Read More >>

XV Congrès international de médecine, Lisbonne, 19-26 avril 1906.... Section 15, Fascicule 1-2 Date de l'édition...  Read More >>

XV Congrès international de médecine, Lisbonne, 19-26 avril 1906.... Section 2, Fascicule 2 Date de l'édition originale:...  Read More >>

XV Congrès international de médecine, Lisbonne, 19-26 avril 1906.... Section 7, Fascicule 1-2 Date de l'édition...  Read More >>

XV Congrès international de médecine, Lisbonne, 19-26 avril 1906.... Section 8, Fascicule 1-2 Date de l'édition...  Read More >>