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Medicine -- History Angioplasty.org: History Center 
 This site provides "an archive of materials documenting the history of [this minimally invasive form of] interventional cardiology" that tries to open up a blocked coronary artery. It includes a timeline of catheterization procedures (including the first documented human cardiac catheterization in 1929), interviews with leaders in the field, and video clips. Also includes links to related information. From an independent educational health site. http://www.ptca.org/history.html Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines Last updated Oct 24, 2005 Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius
A survey of medicine from early Greece through Byzantine times. Among the topics covered are women (both as healers and patients), military medicine, cults, Hippocrates, and Galen. Illustrated with classic art works. From the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia. http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/artifacts/antiqua/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Military Last updated Feb 24, 2009 The Beat Goes On: A History of Cardiology
Companion to an exhibit from 1990 about the human heart that "traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment." Includes images and information about bloodletting, blood pressure, stethoscopes, surgery, pacemakers, EKG machines, pharmaceuticals, and more. Also includes a bibliography. From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum. http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html Topics: Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, The Human Body Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Bloodletting
"A brief selection of material, in word and image, on bloodletting." Includes excerpts from "On the Proper Administration of Blood-Letting, for the Prevention and Cure of Disease" (1840), by Henry Clutterbuck; and images from medical texts representing anatomical figures with points identified for bloodletting, and instruments used in the process. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/biomedicallibrary/12193.cfm Topics: Health, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Civil War Battlefield Medicine
Information about battlefield medicine in "a time before the doctors even knew about bacteriology and were ignorant of what caused disease." Provides common Civil War medical terms, a look at Civil War dentistry, medical history for Civil War generals, details about surgery and amputations, and related documents. Includes a bibliography and statistics. From eHistory. http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Statistics, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 19, 2009 Dittrick Medical History Center
This medical museum's website includes information on its collections of rare books, museum history and artifacts, online images, and archives, which include correspondence between Charles Darwin and his contemporaries. Visitors can view selected medical paintings, prints, and photographs. Includes links to publications, finding aids, and medical history research. Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University, College of Arts and Sciences. http://www.case.edu/artsci/dittrick/site2/ Topics: Health, Photograph Collections Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Greek Medicine
Online exhibit about "Greek medicine from the gods to Galen." Describes highlights from Greek mythology, as well as provides overviews of the medical theories and accomplishments of Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, and other Greek physicians. From the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/ Topics: Health, History By Place, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Jun 10, 2003 History of Biomedicine
This site provides extensive links in theory of biology, history of diseases, and medical theory and practice. It covers the histories of folk medicine, traditional Eastern medicine, and Western biomedical theory and practice. Within these major divisions, resources are arranged chronologically from ancient to modern times. A resource from Sweden's Karolinska Institute of Medicine. http://www.mic.stacken.kth.se/History.html Topics: Health, Health Last updated May 23, 2009 Images from the History of Medicine
Keyword searchable and subject browsable access to the "nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine." Some have been watermarked for copyright protection. http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/ Topics: Health, Health Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts
An online exhibition in honor of the 900th anniversary of the transcription of "an Arabic treatise by one of the most important medieval physicians and clinicians -- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya' al-Razi, who worked in Baghdad in the previous century and was later known to Europe as Rhazes." This site traces the history and development of Islamic medicine. Included is a bibliography of additional readings. A transcribed interview about Islamic calligraphy is accompanied by several video clips. From the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/islamic_00.html Topics: Health, Holidays and Observances Individually, Language, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Apr 7, 2004 Leeches!
Fact sheet on the biology of leeches, which "are commonly found in lakes and ponds and many of [which] provide food for vertebrates such as fish, ducks, turtles and some other birds." Also discusses the history and current use of leeches for medicinal purposes. Includes related links. From the King County (Washington State) Department of Natural Resources. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/data-and-trends/monitoring-data/stream-bugs/leeches.aspx Topics: Animals, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated May 18, 2009 MedHist
This annotated directory covers medical history topics such as diseases, regions of the world, miscellany (e.g., folklore, witchcraft, alchemy), education and research, historical periods (including timeline), medical specialties, science and technology, and biographies of physicians and scientists. Searchable. From the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, London. http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/medhist/ Topics: Health, Health Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Medical History of American Presidents
This resource "tabulates the illnesses of American Presidents and other notable people." In addition to the presidents, the site discusses the health of American vice presidents and presidential candidates, English royalty, and historical figures. It also lists the names of some of the presidents' physicians. From a physician/hobbyist. http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/ Topics: Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 National Museum of Health and Medicine
"Established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, this museum served as a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery." Today it houses such "anatifacts" as President Garfield's vertebrae (complete with his assassin's bullet), the evolution of the microscope, and early medical instruments. Features ongoing and past online exhibits as well as a browsable guide to the museum's historical, anatomical, and neuroanatomical collections. Searchable. Includes general information about the museum. http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Oct 6, 2003 Paracelsus and the Medical Revolution of the Renaissance: A 500th Anniversary Celebration
Companion site from an exhibit held at three venues in 1993 and 1994 that commemorated the 500th anniversary of Paracelsus' birth and "highlighted the contributions of this major [Swiss-born] Renaissance figure, especially those in medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy." Features an essay with a brief biography, illustrations, a discussion of the impact of Paracelsus' writings about the relationship between chemistry and health, and related readings. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/paracelsus/ Topics: Notable People, Science Last updated May 28, 2009 Paracelsus: The Mercurial Mage
This 2002 article "assesses the life and legacy of the self-proclaimed 'monarch of all the arts.'" The articles describes him as a "big man with a bigger ego, his overbearing manner and foul mouth made him enemies everywhere. But beneath the bombast he was one of the most brilliant physicians, scientists and alchemists of the Renaissance." Includes analysis of his influence of the study of chemistry and medicine. From the Fortean Times. http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/248/paracelsus_the_mercurial_mage.html Topics: Notable People, Science Last updated May 26, 2007 Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library
This site has more than 3,000 images related to the study of medicine and the history of Philadelphia. These 19th and early 20th century images are searchable by topic, location, time, creator, or any combination. Topics include medical labs, alumni, nurses in practice, hospital scenes, and photos of hospitals, buildings, and everyday life specific to Philadelphia. Images include photographs, architectural drawings, postcards, and color art. A combined project of Thomas Jefferson University (one of the oldest medical schools in the U.S.) and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. http://jeffline.tju.edu/archives/phdil/phdil.html Topics: Health, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 7, 2004 Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
This collection is an "extensive compilation of correspondence, notes, reports, printed materials, photographs, negatives, and artifacts" (spanning the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries) related to the conquest of yellow fever. Includes essays about major themes and personalities, a guide to the collection, and links to related sites. Searchable and browsable by date, individual, or subject. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/healthsci/reed/ Topics: Correspondence, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 4, 2005 Relief of Pain and Suffering
An illustrated history of "pain research and modern pain treatment." Includes information on anesthesia, neurophysiology, gate control theory, John Bonica, the Liebeskind lab, and the hospice movement. Features browsable index of illustrations and key terms. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/biomed/his/painexhibit/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health, Long-term Care, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jan 27, 2009 |
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