History of medicine books

The Charitable Imperative, first published in 1989, provides an overview of the very different institutions that...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1960, this is a story of district nursing from its beginning, with the first nurse engaged...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1987, this book presented a history of the Queen’s Nursing Institute on the occasion of...  Read More >>

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This edited collection repositions the patient experience at the centre of healthcare histories and considers the...  Read More >>

This edited collection explores Dante Alighieri’s contribution to medical, scientific, and spiritual thought in...  Read More >>

This book explores key aspects of scientific reasoning, clinical methodology, and evidence-based practice, using...  Read More >>

The definitive American Medical Association (AMA)-authored resource to help health care professionals correctly...  Read More >>

A sympathetic and enlightening exploration of physical, emotional and spiritual pain and what we can learn from...  Read More >>

The remarkable story of the scientists behind a long-forgotten and lifesaving cure: the healing viruses that can...  Read More >>

A History of Medicine in 12 Objects is an entertaining and insightful guide through the instruments that have come...  Read More >>

By highlighting these endeavors, We'll Fight It Out Here brings attention to a pivotal group in the history of the...  Read More >>

The volume explores the shaping of 'everyday health' in different contexts since 1950. It shows how different aspects...  Read More >>

How did American geneticists go from fearing the dysgenic effects of deaf intermarriage to considering modern biotechnology...  Read More >>

Decover Chinese secrets to maintaining health and expanding mental and physical capabilities. Originally published...  Read More >>

This book explores the lived experiences of South Asian psychiatrists in the UK through reflective accounts. Discussion...  Read More >>

Discover the foundation behind this fascinating system of holistic health based on several thousand years of real...  Read More >>

This book offers an overview of the history, definitions, and treatments for autism spectrum disorders from 1943...  Read More >>

This volume explores the changing status of anatomical collections from the early modern period to date. It is argued...  Read More >>

Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was printed in Goa, the capital of the Portuguese...  Read More >>

Early modern bodies, particularly menstruating and pregnant bodies, were not stable signifiers. Menstruation and...  Read More >>

The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808...  Read More >>

This book brings together experts from around the world to explore how sanitation affected our ancestors. By its...  Read More >>

The British Pharmacopoeia has provided official standards for the quality of substances and articles used in medicine...  Read More >>

Taking the Vesalian anatomical revolution as its point of departure, this volume charts the apparent rise and fall...  Read More >>