This book comprehensively reviews the 10 most influential epidemics in history, going beyond morbid accounts of symptoms and statistics to tell the often forgotten stories of what made these epidemics so calamitous.
This book focuses on an important but neglected aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the evolution of medical and surgical care of the wounded during the conflict.
This accessible text covers the entirety of General Practice and the General Practitioner, from student to retirement and from the beginning of the NHS to the present day.
This book traces the career of pioneering South African plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Jack Penn, from its beginnings during the Second World War.
In this sweeping history of reproductive surgery in Mexico, Elizabeth O'Brien traces the interstices of religion, reproduction, and obstetric racism from the end of the Spanish empire through the post-revolutionary 1930s.
This groundbreaking book chronicles the history of sickle cell anemia in the United States, tracing its transformation from an "e;invisible"e; malady to a powerful, yet contested, cultural symbol of African American pain and suffering.
Offering insight into nineteenth- and early twentieth-century medical school dissecting rooms and anatomy museums, this book explores how collected human remains have shaped Western biomedical knowledge and attitudes towards the body.
In this comprehensive and stimulating volume, the history of medicine is approached from a variety of perspectives to develop a well-rounded, objective overview.
Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of adults living with cancer and their families.
Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families.
This monograph makes a major new contribution to the historiography of criminal justice in England and Wales by focusing on the intersection of the history of law and crime with medical history.
Wilder Penfield (1891-1976) is famous for his contributions to the understanding of epilepsy and for his discoveries of the relationship between the structure and function of the human brain.
Stephen Gaukroger presents an original account of the development of empirical science and the understanding of human behaviour from the mid-eighteenth century.
Bondspeople who fled from slavery during and after the Civil War did not expect that their flight toward freedom would lead to sickness, disease, suffering, and death.
Spiritual Care beinhaltet eine existenzielle Auseinandersetzung, die jenseits von Schmerztherapie und Symptomkontrolle Sinn und Bedeutung des Todes für das menschliche Leben thematisiert.
Geschröpft und zur Ader gelassen erkundet die vielfältige, oftmals seltsame und manchmal schauerliche Art und Weise, in der die Menschen über die Jahrhunderte hinweg versucht haben, Krankheiten zu bekämpfen.
There can be little doubt that the Romans experienced many of the illnesses that are still encountered today, and individuals have always had to decide how best to deal with their health-related concerns.
From an eminent surgeon and historian comes the ';by turns fascinating and ghastly' (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) story of surgery's developmentfrom the Stone Age to the present dayblending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling.
As the outbreak of a new and deadly form of coronavirus dominates headlines and triggers fear and global recession, now is a good time to reflect on the history and science of transmissible diseases.
Extrait : "L'histoire de la Médecine — pour répondre à l'état d'esprit actuel — ne peut plus être le récit des systèmes éphémères qui ont tour à tour gouverné l'art médical et qui représentent plutôt le tableau des variations doctrinales que celui de l'évolution progressive de la science.
Auf Empfehlung des Wissenschaftsrats wurde der Querschnittsbereich Geschichte, Theorie, Ethik der Medizin als benotetes Pflichtfach für Medizinstudierende in der ärztlichen Approbationsordnung verankert.
Soldiers of the Middle Ages faced razor-sharp swords and axes that could slice through flesh with gruesome ease, while spears and arrows were made to puncture both armor and the wearer, and even more sinister means of causing harm produced burns and crush injuries.
Following completion of his medical training and a one-year stint as attending physician on Howard Champion's Surgical Critical Care Service and MedStar Unit at Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia, Kenneth Liegner, M.
This fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day.
