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HISTORY MEDICINE
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In Our Time: Anatomy
BBC Radio 4 discussion of 2,000 years of the study of human anatomy.
www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 4 discussion of 2,000 years of the study of human anatomy.
www.bbc.co.uk
The Ascelpion
Features topics about ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations.
www.indiana.edu
Features topics about ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations.
www.indiana.edu
The Origins of Chinese Medicine
A short account by Imre Galambos of the origins of Chinese medical texts (1996).
www.logoi.com
A short account by Imre Galambos of the origins of Chinese medical texts (1996).
www.logoi.com
A Short History of Medical Careers
From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th-century specialist. Developed by students for ThinkQuest.
library.thinkquest.org
From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th-century specialist. Developed by students for ThinkQuest.
library.thinkquest.org
Health Service Development and History
Current developments in the British NHS, follow up to Geoffrey Rivett's Book, From Cradle to Grave
www.nhshistory.com
Current developments in the British NHS, follow up to Geoffrey Rivett's Book, From Cradle to Grave
www.nhshistory.com
Every Man His Own Doctor
An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.
www.librarycompany.org
An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.
www.librarycompany.org
Global Project on the History of Leprosy
The International Leprosy Association is developing a database of leprosy archives around the world.
www.leprosyhistory.org
The International Leprosy Association is developing a database of leprosy archives around the world.
www.leprosyhistory.org
ECG Library: A (Not So) Brief History of Electrocardiography
An illustrated timeline from 1600 onwards, including electrocuting chickens (1775) and hypothermic dogs (1953).
www.ecglibrary.com
An illustrated timeline from 1600 onwards, including electrocuting chickens (1775) and hypothermic dogs (1953).
www.ecglibrary.com
Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia
Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format.
www.flash-med.com
Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format.
www.flash-med.com
Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Title pages, contents pages, indexes, illustrations, and extracts from the text of many books availabale online.
www.collphyphil.org
Title pages, contents pages, indexes, illustrations, and extracts from the text of many books availabale online.
www.collphyphil.org
History of the Health Sciences Web Resources
List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
www.mla-hhss.org
List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
www.mla-hhss.org
Spanish American War Medicine
Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers.
www.spanamwar.com
Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers.
www.spanamwar.com
Who Named It?
A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms, i.e. medical conditions and techniques and the people for whom they are named.
www.whonamedit.com
A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms, i.e. medical conditions and techniques and the people for whom they are named.
www.whonamedit.com
History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultures
Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
www.mic.ki.se
Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
www.mic.ki.se
PolioHistory - Yahoo Group
A place to share stories and resources about the history of polio; from the epidemics, to the vaccines, to post polio syndrome, to eradication.
groups.yahoo.com
A place to share stories and resources about the history of polio; from the epidemics, to the vaccines, to post polio syndrome, to eradication.
groups.yahoo.com
History of Biomedicine
Features a historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
www.mic.ki.se
Features a historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
www.mic.ki.se
David Grove
The author of "A Human History of Helminthology", "Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man" and "Alternative Medicine: fact or fiction?".
mywebpage.netscape.com
The author of "A Human History of Helminthology", "Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man" and "Alternative Medicine: fact or fiction?".
mywebpage.netscape.com
US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine
Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans. Exhibition from the National Library of Medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov
Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans. Exhibition from the National Library of Medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov
Phineas Gage
Tells the story of the 19th Century man who survived severe damage to the brain, and how the accident led to significant changes in his personality and mood.
www.deakin.edu.au
Tells the story of the 19th Century man who survived severe damage to the brain, and how the accident led to significant changes in his personality and mood.
www.deakin.edu.au
Mad in America
A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
www.madinamerica.com
A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
www.madinamerica.com
History of Anaesthesia
GASMAN A Personal History of Anaesthesia; A memoir and commentary by English anaesthetist John Powell. It also includes other articles on the History of Anaesthesia.
www.johnpowell.net
GASMAN A Personal History of Anaesthesia; A memoir and commentary by English anaesthetist John Powell. It also includes other articles on the History of Anaesthesia.
www.johnpowell.net
Bibliography of Secondary Works in the History of Medicine and Related Health Fields
A non-critical electronic bibliography from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library of monographs and classic works in the field of American history of medicine and related topics.
www.medlib.iupui.edu
A non-critical electronic bibliography from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library of monographs and classic works in the field of American history of medicine and related topics.
www.medlib.iupui.edu
Prize Microscopes Awarded by the New York Homeopathic Medical College. 1874-1916
The New York Homeopathic Medical College awarded a prize microscope to the best graduates. This article is about this practice and it describes 5 of these prize microscopes.
www.antique-microscopes.com
The New York Homeopathic Medical College awarded a prize microscope to the best graduates. This article is about this practice and it describes 5 of these prize microscopes.
www.antique-microscopes.com
MedHist
Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
medhist.ac.uk
Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
medhist.ac.uk
Pictures of Health
Health and public health issues in the 19th century, with sections on "Health of the Body Politic", "Fever", "War's Cruel Scythe", "Quacks and Quackery", and "Populate or Perish".
pandora.nla.gov.au
Health and public health issues in the 19th century, with sections on "Health of the Body Politic", "Fever", "War's Cruel Scythe", "Quacks and Quackery", and "Populate or Perish".
pandora.nla.gov.au
150 Years of Anesthesia 1846-1996
Presented by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Articles discuss the impact, people involved, surgery before anesthesia and current developments in the field.
neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu
Presented by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Articles discuss the impact, people involved, surgery before anesthesia and current developments in the field.
neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu
Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua
Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk
Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk
The Virtual Laboratory
A platform where historians publish and discuss their research on experimentation in the life sciences, art, and technology. Managed by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
A platform where historians publish and discuss their research on experimentation in the life sciences, art, and technology. Managed by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
The Anatomists
Describes the development of early surgeons progressing from part-time barbers to skilled medical professionals. Page includes biographies of key historic figures and events that led to the creation of the Anatomy Act.
www.channel4.com
Describes the development of early surgeons progressing from part-time barbers to skilled medical professionals. Page includes biographies of key historic figures and events that led to the creation of the Anatomy Act.
www.channel4.com
Before Depression
A research project by the English departments of the Universities of Northumbria and Sunderland on what depression was before it was called depression (1660-1800). Details of public lectures, a conference, an exhibition and publications.
www.beforedepression.com
A research project by the English departments of the Universities of Northumbria and Sunderland on what depression was before it was called depression (1660-1800). Details of public lectures, a conference, an exhibition and publications.
www.beforedepression.com
A History of Cardiology
University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment
www.uihealthcare.com
University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment
www.uihealthcare.com
The Rise of Scientific Medicine
Course notes and presentations from University of Stanford course which explores the historical development of cultural beliefs and institutions in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which led to the establishment of the modern system of medicine.
www.stanford.edu
Course notes and presentations from University of Stanford course which explores the historical development of cultural beliefs and institutions in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which led to the establishment of the modern system of medicine.
www.stanford.edu
History of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Shows establishment of general practice (family medicine) as a speciality and academic discipline in Great Britain. Includes background history of general practice, foundation of the College, history of the College and its building and detailed chronology by subject. Links to Royal College of General Practitioners Archives pages.
www.rcgp.org.uk
Shows establishment of general practice (family medicine) as a speciality and academic discipline in Great Britain. Includes background history of general practice, foundation of the College, history of the College and its building and detailed chronology by subject. Links to Royal College of General Practitioners Archives pages.
www.rcgp.org.uk
Images from the History of Medicine
Provides access to the thousands of prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov
Provides access to the thousands of prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov
