A History of Cardiology
University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory syste…
Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua
Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe reso…
Dietetic fragments of Rufus of Ephesos in Syriac language
This site contains an edition of dietetic fragments of Rufus of Ephesos in Syriac language, together with German translation and commentary. PDF (1,3 MB)
Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)
Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.
Dr. Samuel Overton, 19th Century Rural Physician
Comprehensive study of the life and work of a rural East Texas physician in the last half of the nineteenth century. Based on over 12,500 entries transcribed from his journals.
ECG Library: A (Not So) Brief History of Electrocardiography
An illustrated timeline from 1600 onwards, including electrocuting chickens (1775) and hypothermic dogs (1953).
Every Man His Own Doctor
An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.
Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia
Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format.
History of the Health Sciences Web Resources
List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
Inhalatorium
Historic collection of inhaler and asthma therapy. Inhaler devices and adverts, articles and patents for athma therapy. Includes Maxim inhaler, Dr Worst's inhaler, many others. Aca…
London's Hospital System,
How London's hospitals were formed and came to provide services to London. eBook of Geoffrey Rivett's history published by Kings Fund in 1986
Lothian Health Services Archive
A repository for institutional administrative and clinical records, private papers, photographs and objects relating to the past and present of Lothian health.
Mad in America
A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
Pictures of Health
Health and public health issues in the 19th century, with sections on "Health of the Body Politic", "Fever", "War's Cruel Scythe", "Quacks and Quackery", and "Populate or Perish".
PolioHistory - Yahoo Group
A place to share stories and resources about the history of polio; from the epidemics, to the vaccines, to post polio syndrome, to eradication.
Sigerist Circle Home Page
Organization of medical historians, focusing on issues of class, race, and gender.
Spanish American War Medicine
Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers.
Special Collections and Archives in the USA
Portal for history of medical science archive resources. Sorted by state.
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