History of medicine books

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Transplant: A Cardiac Surgeon's Story of Immigration and Innovation

Transplant: A Cardiac Surgeon's Story of Immigration...

Author: Arvind Koshal
ISBN: 9781998841073
Format: Hardback
$84.48

This memoir offers a compelling glimpse into the life of a Canadian cardiac surgeon who stood at the forefront of...  Read More >>

Krankheit Und Gesundheit in Der Sp�ten Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches: Eine Psychophysiologische Analyse Des Leibes Und Des Dionysischen K�nstlers

Krankheit Und Gesundheit in Der Sp�ten Philosophie Friedrich...

Author: Marina Silenzi
ISBN: 9783111340890
Format: Hardback
$377.49

This book explores the concepts of sickness and health in Nietzsche's late philosophy, showing that Nietzsche viewed...  Read More >>

The Great Mortality Lib/E: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

The Great Mortality Lib/E: An Intimate History of the...

Author: John Kelly
ISBN: 9798212898676
Format: Audio
$190.05

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Insulin: A Hundred-Year History

Insulin: A Hundred-Year History

Author: Stuart Bradwel ,  Michael Langan
ISBN: 9798874687564
Format: Audio
$176.85

"In 1922, researchers made one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the century: insulin. Their discovery...  Read More >>

Viruses and Reproductive Injustice: Zika in Brazil

Viruses and Reproductive Injustice: Zika in Brazil

Author: Ilana Löwy (CERMES3: Center for research in medicine, science, health, mental health, and society)
ISBN: 9781421447919
Format: Paperback
$142.00

"""The author provides a critical, historically-informed book about the Zika pandemic and how it connects to broad...  Read More >>

Health and Society in Early Modern Sweden

Health and Society in Early Modern Sweden

Author: Mari Eyice ,  Charlotta Forss
ISBN: 9789463724296
Format: Hardback
$276.86

The understanding of what health is and how it can be maintained has changed through history. Questions like who...  Read More >>

Death to Beauty

Death to Beauty

Author: E Helveston
ISBN: 9780253067807
Format: Hardback
$48.99

"In the 1970s, Dr. Alan Scott sought to selectively weaken eye muscles to treat strabismus (when one or both eyes...  Read More >>

The Archaeology of Medicine and Healthcare

The Archaeology of Medicine and Healthcare

Author: Naomi Sykes ,  Julia Shaw
ISBN: 9780367759261
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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'I Follow Aristotle': How William Harvey Discovered the Circulation of the Blood

'I Follow Aristotle': How William Harvey Discovered...

Author: Andrew Cunningham
ISBN: 9781032162249
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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The World of Worm: Physician, Professor, Antiquarian, and Collector, 1588-1654

The World of Worm: Physician, Professor, Antiquarian,...

Author: Ole Peter Grell
ISBN: 9781032270111
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This monograph offers the first comprehensive treatment of the multi-faceted scholarly interests of Ole Worm, professor...  Read More >>

Cure high cholesterol

Cure high cholesterol

Author: Solomon Atitebi
ISBN: 9798883186683
Format: Paperback
$44.88

In this guide, we'll explore the far-reaching health risks associated with elevated cholesterol levels. From the...  Read More >>

Human Medical Experimentation: From Smallpox Vaccines to Secret Government Programs

Human Medical Experimentation: From Smallpox Vaccines...

Author: Frances R. Frankenburg MD
ISBN: 9798765120309
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Intended for students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia covers the history of human medical experimentation,...  Read More >>

The Curious History of the Heart Lib/E: A Cultural and Scientific Journey

The Curious History of the Heart Lib/E: A Cultural and...

Author: Vincent M Figueredo ,  Malcolm Hillgartner
ISBN: 9798874701383
Format: Audio
$176.85

"For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures...  Read More >>

Kochbuch f�r Gehirndi�t und psychische Gesundheit f�r Senioren

Kochbuch f�r Gehirndi�t und psychische Gesundheit f�r...

Author: Mary C Lawson
ISBN: 9798882588815
Format: Paperback
$45.96

"Treten Sie ein in die Welt von Peter, einem temperamentvollen �ltesten mit der Mission, seine geistige und kognitive...  Read More >>

The Fight for Life: The Medical Services in the Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-16

The Fight for Life: The Medical Services in the Gallipoli...

Author: John Dixon ,  Ritchie Wood
ISBN: 9781804513255
Format: Paperback
$75.00

This book describes the medical services during the Gallipoli Campaign and how the wounded and sick were cared for...  Read More >>

Cocaine, Literature, and Culture, 1876-1930

Cocaine, Literature, and Culture, 1876-1930

Author: Douglas RJ. Small (Edge Hill University, UK)
ISBN: 9781350400092
Format: Hardback
$170.00

The first significant study of cocaine in the literary and cultural imagination of the late 19th and early 20th...  Read More >>

A History of Western Pharmacy in China

A History of Western Pharmacy in China

Author: Patrick Chiu
ISBN: 9789819986347
Format: Hardback
$118.77

“This book represents an important contribution to the field as it is the first to provide a detailed account of...  Read More >>

El Hospital San Jos�: Y Su Relaci�n Historiogr�fica

El Hospital San Jos�: Y Su Relaci�n Historiogr�fica...

Author: Emilio Gal�n
ISBN: 9781506552095
Format: Paperback
$158.37

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El Hospital San Jos�: Y Su Relaci�n Historiogr�fica

El Hospital San Jos�: Y Su Relaci�n Historiogr�fica...

Author: Emilio Gal�n
ISBN: 9781506552118
Format: Hardback
$190.05

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The Roosting Box: Rebuilding the Body after the First World War

The Roosting Box: Rebuilding the Body after the First...

Author: Kristen den Hartog
ISBN: 9781773103266
Format: Paperback
$65.87

“A hospital ... is like a roosting box: a communal space that provides ideal but temporary shelter for [the] vulnerable.”...  Read More >>

A Short View of the Frauds and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries As well in Relation to Patients, as Physicians: And Of the only Remedy thereof by Physicians making their own Medicines.

A Short View of the Frauds and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries...

Author: Christopher Merret
ISBN: 9789357938709
Format: Paperback
$41.18

A Short View of the Frauds and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries As well in Relation to Patients, as Physicians:...  Read More >>

A Short Treatise on the Section of the Prostate Gland in Lithotomy;With an Explanation of a Safe and Easy Method of Conducting the Operation on the Principles of Cheselden

A Short Treatise on the Section of the Prostate Gland...

Author: C Aston Key
ISBN: 9789357932936
Format: Paperback
$39.07

A Short Treatise on the Section of the Prostate Gland in Lithotomy;With an Explanation of a Safe and Easy Method...  Read More >>

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