MedHist Save
Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
http://medhist.ac.uk/   

A History of Cardiology Save
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 system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med...   

A Short History of Medical Careers Save
From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/h...   

Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua Save
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 resources.
http://www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk/Med...   

Anesthesia History Save
Index to history of anaestheia resources on the Web
http://www.anes.uab.edu/aneshist/anes...   

Bibliography of Secondary Works in the History of Medicine and Related Health Fields Save
A non-critical electronic bibliography from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library of monographs and classic works in the field of American history of medicine and related topics.
http://www.medlib.iupui.edu/hom/bibli...   

Classical Islamic Biomedicine Save
Index website maintained by the Karolinska Institute.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Arab.html   

David Grove Save
Dr. Grove is the author of "A Human History of Helminthology", "Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man" and "Alternative Medicine: fact or fiction?".
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/davidig...   

Dietetic fragments of Rufus of Ephesos in Syriac language Save
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)
http://www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/sem/...   

Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM) Save
Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/directory/...   

Dr. Samuel Overton, 19th Century Rural Physician Save
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.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsmith/Pion...   

Dying to Have a Baby - The History of Childbirth Save
Chronicles the dangers that women and their newborns have faced during labor and delivery.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/mani...   

ECG Library: A (Not So) Brief History of Electrocardiography Save
An illustrated timeline from 1600 onwards, including electrocuting chickens (1775) and hypothermic dogs (1953).
http://www.ecglibrary.com/ecghist.html   

Every Man His Own Doctor Save
An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.
http://www.librarycompany.org/doctor/...   

Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia Save
Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format.
http://www.flash-med.com/Flash-Med-Tr...   

Global Project on the History of Leprosy Save
The International Leprosy Association is developing a database of leprosy archives around the world.
http://www.leprosyhistory.org   

H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links. Save
Useful links from the University of California, Riverside.
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science...   

Health Service Development and History Save
Current developments in the British NHS, follow up to Geoffrey Rivett''s Book, From Cradle to Grave
http://www.healthservice.info/   

Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Save
Title pages, contents pages, indexes, illustrations, and extracts from the text of many books availabale online.
http://www.collphyphil.org/HMDLSubweb...   

History of Anaesthesia Save
GASMAN - A Personal History of Anaesthesia; A memoir and commentary by English anaesthetist John Powell. It also includes other articles on the History of Anaesthesia.
http://www.johnpowell.net/   

History of Biomedicine Save
Features a historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
http://www.mic.ki.se/History.html   

History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultures Save
Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Indig.html   

History of the Health Sciences Web Resources Save
List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
http://www.mla-hhss.org/histlink.htm   

History of the Royal College of General Practitioners Save
Shows establishment of general practice (family medicine) as a speciality and academic discipline in Great Britain. Includes background history of general practice, foundation of the College, history of the College and its building and detailed chronology by subject. Links to Royal College of General Practitioners Archives pages.
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/history/histor...   

Images from the History of Medicine Save
Provides access to the thousands of 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.
http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/   

In Our Time: Anatomy Save
BBC Radio 4 discussion of 2,000 years of the study of human anatomy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/i...   

Inhalatorium Save
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. Academic resource.
http://inhalatorium.com   

London's Hospital System, Save
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
http://www.nhshistory.net/London''s_h...   

Lothian Health Services Archive Save
A repository for institutional administrative and clinical records, private papers, photographs and objects relating to the past and present of Lothian health.
http://www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk/   

MMS - materia medica sinica Save
Online journal for the history of Chinese medicine.
http://www.materia-medica-sinica.de/   

Mad in America Save
A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
http://www.madinamerica.com   

Medical Milestones Save
Indiainfoline presents med milestones giving the major breakthroughs in medical science that took place during the 20th Century.
http://www.indiainfoline.com/phar/mil...   

Mersenne Save
UK based discussion list for science, technology and medicine studies
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/merse...   

Phineas Gage Save
Tells the story of the 19th Century man who survived severe damage to the brain, and how the accident led to significant changes in his personality and mood.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/hbs/GAGEPAGE/   

Pictures of Health Save
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".
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13025/2...   

PolioHistory - Yahoo Group Save
A place to share stories and resources about the history of polio; from the epidemics, to the vaccines, to post polio syndrome, to eradication.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PolioHi...   

Public Record Office | Hospital Records Database Save
This database provides information on the existence and location of the records of hospitals in the UK.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ho...   

Sigerist Circle Home Page Save
Organization of medical historians, focusing on issues of class, race, and gender.
http://www.sigeristcircle.org/   

Spanish American War Medicine Save
Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers.
http://www.spanamwar.com/medical.htm   

Special Collections and Archives in the USA Save
Portal for history of medical science archive resources. Sorted by state.
http://info.med.yale.edu/library/hist...   

Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history Save
Transcripts of a two-part radio program from 1996 that placed the responses to AIDS, from both socio-cultural and medical standpoints, in historical perspective. Includes various links.
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas/Ai...   

The Ascelpion Save
Devoted to the study of ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations. Designed to be an internet source that presents the study of ancient medicine in a manner that is both accessible and useful to the general public and to students enrolled in the history course Ancient Medicine (History C380/580), taught by Professor Nancy Demand at Indiana University Bloomington.
http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM   

The Birth of the Clinic Save
Hypertext lecture notes on Foucault''s account of the development of modern medicine
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/Birt...   

The Birth of the Clinic Save
Lois Shawver''s notes on Foucault''s Birth of the Clinic
http://www.california.com/~rathbone/f...   

The History of Dentistry Save
The story how dentistry developed through the ages to become the sophisticated medical science of today.
http://www.sadanet.co.za/dhw/history/...   

The Orlop Deck Save
Naval Medicine in the 18th and 19th century. Links to re-enactment sources and medical information for the period.
http://www.theorlopdeck.org/   

The Reflex Hammer Home Page Save
Everything you ever wanted to know about reflex hammers, and then some.
http://www.med-psych.net/reflex/index...   

The Rise of Scientific Medicine Save
Course notes and presentations from University of Stanford course which explores the historical development of cultural beliefs and institutions in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which led to the establishment of the modern system of medicine.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/154....   

The Scottish Society of the History of Medicine Save
Website of the Scottish Society of the HIstory of Medicine
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sshm/   

The Virtual Laboratory Save
A platform where historians publish and discuss their research on experimentation in the life sciences, art, and technology. Managed by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
http://vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/   

The origins of Chinese medicine - the early development of medical literature in China Save
A short account of the origins of Chinese medical texts. Written by Imre Galambos (1996)
http://www.logoi.com/notes/chinese_me...   

US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine. Save
Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/if_...   

Who Named It? Save
A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms, i.e. medical conditions and techniques and the people for whom they are named.
http://www.whonamedit.com/   

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