History of medicine

Public health issues are rarely out of the news.

From the early 1990s, allegations that servicemen had been duped into taking part in trials with toxic agents at top-secret Allied research facilities throughout the twentieth century featured with ever greater frequency in the media.

Malleable Anatomies offers an account of the early stages of the practice of anatomical modelling in mid-eighteenth-century Italy.

Malleable Anatomies offers an account of the early stages of the practice of anatomical modelling in mid-eighteenth-century Italy.

Pain Medicine, a relatively new specialty, has proven increasingly relevant to medical practitioners in every field.

Pain Medicine, a relatively new specialty, has proven increasingly relevant to medical practitioners in every field.

Psychiatry has long struggled with the nature of its diagnoses.

Psychiatry has long struggled with the nature of its diagnoses.

Epilepsy is more than just a physical condition, the fact of simply having epileptic seizures, it has cultural, geographic and historical meaning and significance which go beyond that of a neurological disorder, and which defy a single perspective.

Epilepsy is more than just a physical condition, the fact of simply having epileptic seizures, it has cultural, geographic and historical meaning and significance which go beyond that of a neurological disorder, and which defy a single perspective.

It was only a coincidence that the NHS and the Empire Windrush (a ship carrying 492 migrants from Britain's West Indian colonies) arrived together.

It was only a coincidence that the NHS and the Empire Windrush (a ship carrying 492 migrants from Britain's West Indian colonies) arrived together.

In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death.

In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death.

How is medical knowledge made?

How is medical knowledge made?

To many people the idea that 'the body' has its own history might sound faintly ridiculous.

To many people the idea that 'the body' has its own history might sound faintly ridiculous.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the smile has no history; it has always been the same.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the smile has no history; it has always been the same.

Blood has long been an object of intrigue for many of the world's philosophers and physicians, and references to it have existed since the earliest studies of human anatomy.

Blood has long been an object of intrigue for many of the world's philosophers and physicians, and references to it have existed since the earliest studies of human anatomy.

Since its founding in 1957, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) has been deeply integrated in the development of international collaboration in the field of neurology, and has played a key part in asserting with dissemination of information and the need to learn from each other, independent of political systems, but with a basis in the development of democracy worldwide.

Since its founding in 1957, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) has been deeply integrated in the development of international collaboration in the field of neurology, and has played a key part in asserting with dissemination of information and the need to learn from each other, independent of political systems, but with a basis in the development of democracy worldwide.

The Antibody Molecule follows the extraordinary journey of the medics and scientists who shaped the course of medical advances in the field of immunology.

The Antibody Molecule follows the extraordinary journey of the medics and scientists who shaped the course of medical advances in the field of immunology.

The Seven Years' War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India.

Salmonella infections were the most significant food poisoning organisms affecting human and animal health across the globe for most of the twentieth century.

Everyone knows what is feels like to be in pain.

Everyone knows what is feels like to be in pain.

Public health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists.

Public health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists.

Our ideas about the long histories of young couples' relationships and women's efforts to manage their reproductive health are often premised on the notion of a powerful sexual double standard.

Our ideas about the long histories of young couples' relationships and women's efforts to manage their reproductive health are often premised on the notion of a powerful sexual double standard.

For over a hundred years, millions of Americans have joined together to fight a common enemy by campaigning against diseases.

For over a hundred years, millions of Americans have joined together to fight a common enemy by campaigning against diseases.

Between Sanity and Madness: Mental Illness from Ancient Greece to the Neuroscientific Era examines several perennial issues about mental illness: how different societies have distinguished mental disorders from normality; whether mental illnesses are similar to or different from organic conditions; and the ways in which different eras conceive of the causes of mental disorder.

Between Sanity and Madness: Mental Illness from Ancient Greece to the Neuroscientific Era examines several perennial issues about mental illness: how different societies have distinguished mental disorders from normality; whether mental illnesses are similar to or different from organic conditions; and the ways in which different eras conceive of the causes of mental disorder.

What are the real disease entities in psychiatry?

What are the real disease entities in psychiatry?

With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medicine circa 650 BCE to 650 CE.

With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medicine circa 650 BCE to 650 CE.

When a couple plans for a child today, every moment seems precious and unique.

When a couple plans for a child today, every moment seems precious and unique.

Though the current political climate might lead one to suspect that religion and medicine make for uncomfortable bedfellows, the two institutions have a long history of alliance.

Though the current political climate might lead one to suspect that religion and medicine make for uncomfortable bedfellows, the two institutions have a long history of alliance.

From Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns.

From Victorian anxieties about syphilis to the current hysteria over herpes and AIDS, the history of venereal disease in America forces us to examine social attitudes as well as purely medical concerns.

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

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