history of medicine

"Shows the gory pitfalls and the miraculous breakthroughs of medical history. With ... illustrations, clear diagrams, and illumnated text, it charts fascinating developments in diagnosis, surgery, healing, and drugs through the ages, and tells the stories of ther men and women involved in the extraordinary evolution of this scientific field."--Back cover.

A humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases collected from Victorian medical journals.

Presents 188 diagrams and illustrations from the history of chemistry and seventy-two essays on the areas of the field that they depicted, showing how the study has evolved since its spiritual and mythological beginnings.

Traces medical history from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, discussing advancements in pasteurization, immunizations, diagnosis, medications, surgeries, prosthetics, and more; and also examines women's roles in medicine; and related topics.

Presents a thematic survey of the history of medicine, discussing paleopathology and paleomedicine, looking at the medical traditions of various countries and civilizations throughout the world, and considering topics such as childbed fever, the art and science of surgery, diagnostics and therapeutics, and others.