History of medicine

The History of Medicine is an amiable amble through medicine's past, designed as a primer for those taking history of medicine modules as part of their studies and for the wider public seeking a relaxed yet informative read.

Facing Eugenics is a social history of sexual sterilization operations in twentieth-century Canada.

Facing Eugenics is a social history of sexual sterilization operations in twentieth-century Canada.

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In 1918 the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world and killed an estimated 20 to 40 million people in just one year, more than the number that died during the four years of the First World War.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year.

The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed as many as fifty million people worldwide and affected the vast majority of Canadians.

Medical knowledge and practice changed profoundly during the medieval period.

In 1918 the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world and killed an estimated 20 to 40 million people in just one year, more than the number that died during the four years of the First World War.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year.

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In her meticulously researched history, Cheryl Krasnick Warsh challenges readers to rethink the norms of women's health and treatment in Canada and the United States since 1800.

The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed as many as fifty million people worldwide and affected the vast majority of Canadians.

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is the most famous medical institution in Canada.

From theories of conception and concepts of species to museum displays of male genitalia and the politics of breastmilk, The Secrets of Generation is an interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century.

From theories of conception and concepts of species to museum displays of male genitalia and the politics of breastmilk, The Secrets of Generation is an interdisciplinary examination of the many aspects of reproduction in the eighteenth century.

In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century.

In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century.

The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine is North America’s largest medical school and a major health consortium, boasting nine affiliated teaching hospitals and a network of research institutes.

The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine is North America’s largest medical school and a major health consortium, boasting nine affiliated teaching hospitals and a network of research institutes.

Reproduction is the most emotionally complicated human activity.

Reproduction is the most emotionally complicated human activity.

Separate Beds is the shocking story of Canada’s system of segregated health care.

Separate Beds is the shocking story of Canada’s system of segregated health care.

More than 16,000 Canadian soldiers suffered from shell shock during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

More than 16,000 Canadian soldiers suffered from shell shock during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

The history of German medicine has undergone intense scrutiny because of its indelible connection to Nazi crimes.

The history of German medicine has undergone intense scrutiny because of its indelible connection to Nazi crimes.

Written in the Flesh is a history of sexual desire - a startling and provocative history of what people yearn to do sexually.

In Remembrance of Patients Past, historian Geoffrey Reaume remembers previously forgotten psychiatric patients by examining in rich detail their daily life at the Toronto Hospital for the Insane (now called the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH) from 1870-1940.

We tend to think of sleep as a private concern, a night-time retreat from the physical world into the realm of the subconscious.

Can a disease be an idea?

A history of Toronto’s general hospital offers a window on a broader history of Upper Canada and Ontario over the last two centuries.

From its first appearance in 1832 until the last scares of 1871, cholera aroused fear in British North America.

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Examining how German women physicians gained a foothold in the medical profession during the Weimar and Nazi periods, Women Doctors in Weimar and Nazi Germany reveals the continuity in rhetoric, strategy, and tactics of female doctors who worked under both regimes.

Examining how German women physicians gained a foothold in the medical profession during the Weimar and Nazi periods, Women Doctors in Weimar and Nazi Germany reveals the continuity in rhetoric, strategy, and tactics of female doctors who worked under both regimes.

The transnational migration of health care practitioners has become a critical issue in global health policy and ethics.

The transnational migration of health care practitioners has become a critical issue in global health policy and ethics.

Written in the Flesh is a history of sexual desire - a startling and provocative history of what people yearn to do sexually.

In Remembrance of Patients Past, historian Geoffrey Reaume remembers previously forgotten psychiatric patients by examining in rich detail their daily life at the Toronto Hospital for the Insane (now called the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH) from 1870-1940.

Can a disease be an idea?

A Violent History of Benevolence traces how normative histories of liberalism, progress, and social work enact and obscure systemic violences.

A Violent History of Benevolence traces how normative histories of liberalism, progress, and social work enact and obscure systemic violences.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

Known in early modern Europe by many names – the French Disease, the Bubas, and, eventually, syphilis – the Great Pox was a chronic disease that carried the stigma of sexuality and produced a slow and painful death.

Known in early modern Europe by many names – the French Disease, the Bubas, and, eventually, syphilis – the Great Pox was a chronic disease that carried the stigma of sexuality and produced a slow and painful death.

An exceptional showcase of interdisciplinary research, Critical Inquiries for Social Justice in Mental Health presents various critical theories, methodologies, and methods for transforming mental health research and fostering socially-just mental health practices.