It was unparalleled, this confluence of public health, politics, clinical medicine, and public anxiety. The following is...
Medicine
Thousands of women volunteered as nurses during the Civil War. On April 14, 1861, Fort Sumter fell—the...
Nursing may be the oldest known profession, as some nurses were paid for their services from the...
Alexander von Humboldt was one of the most influential scientists of the 19th century. His discoveries have...
Emile Herman Grubbe discovered the x-rays could cure, but he was right for the wrong reasons. Radiation...
For over 500 years, scientific and artistic collaborations have enhanced and promoted medical knowledge. Introduction From the early...
Contrasting nineteenth-century ideas (including Livingstone’s own) about fever with modern ideas about the causes and appropriate treatment...
A detailed description of Livingstone’s medical education and an overview of how his education affected his recording...
A hundred years ago, Charles Hatfield cashed in on America’s weakness for quick fixes – even if...
James Graham, founder of the Temple of Health, benefitted from his undeniable flair for showmanship and his...
The history of surgery is a fascinating collection of knowledge from various civilizations dating back up to...
Reviewing the great surgical advances in the United States in the last century. By Dr. Yeu-Tsu Margaret...
Rasse des Noeux was a considerable bibliophile and man of letters. Why do we often sign and...
The termination of Restell’s conviction involving Purdy kept her out of prison and allowed her to continue...
What bones tell us about the lives and deaths of the dead. In 2011, AOC Archaeology completed...
Investigating health and hygiene in 18th century Britain, against a backdrop of industrialization and the subsequent over-crowding...
Forensic medicine, also called “medical jurisprudence” or “legal medicine,” emerged in the 1600s. The Rise of Forensics...
Retracing the history of media technologies in the practice of medicine. Reba Benschoter readied herself to speak...
Analyzing the evolving state of British health in the nineteenth century and how Livingstone’s perceptions of this...
In Peru, the challenge of providing health care to the country’s citizens has spurred interest in alternative...
In the 17th century, early modern European medical theory had an impact upon Islamic medicine through the...
She used her skills as a teacher to become not only the first American female physician but...
With its novel vignettes and its use of a camera obscura in the production of the plates,...
Most medical historians agree that one of the most important advances in medicine was the use of...
During the devil’s last apogee in early modern Europe, demonic afflictions were taken seriously by both priests...
Even before the 1952 and 1953 outbreaks, labs had been worked diligently to find a cure for...
For nearly 50 years academic and popular writers ignored the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. A hundred years...
Chinese alchemists developed methods for manipulating minerals and altering the state of substances. Introduction Most of us...
Anna Darrow could set a broken leg with some string and a flatiron. By Amy Lifson A...
Sforza was an early scientist who experimented with chemistry and medicine. By Amy Lifson Caterina Sforza, the...