- Who Named It?
Dictionary of medical eponyms with the stories of diseases, conditions, medical syndromes, and the people whose names they carry.
www.whonamedit.com
- Images from the History of Medicine
Provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photographs.
wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov
- Society for the Social History of Medicine
Exploring inter-disciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science, and practice. Provides information about its journal and other publications.
www.sshm.org
- American Association of the History of Medicine
Scholarly association studying the history of the health professions.
www.histmed.org
- MedHist
Gateway to resources for the history of medicine and allied sciences.
medhist.ac.uk
- Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Electronic version of a 1896 book by George M. Gould and Pyle L. Walter. Outlines a collection of rare instances of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GouAnom.html
- The Asclepion
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.
www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM
- Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World
Examines the gap between "professional" care (the midwifes and doctors) and folk medicine.
www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/midwife.HTM
- Black Death@
Learn about the Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Sites include history, timeline, maps, and contemporary accounts on the plague that claimed millions of lives in Europe during the 14th century.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Renaissance/Black_Death
- Islamic Medical Manuscripts at the National Library of Medicine
Biographies, images, and historical accounts of medieval medicine and science designed for students and everyone interested in the history of Islamic and European culture.
www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/arabichome.html
- Brief History of Electrocardiography
Timeline of events in the development of electrocardiography from 1842 onwards.
www.ecglibrary.com/ecghist.html
- Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Advances the knowledge and appreciation of the development of medicine in Canada by commemorating those who have made significant contributions.
www.cdnmedhall.org
- Project Facade
Unique insight into the origins and development of surgical facial reconstruction techniques during and after the First World War.
www.projectfacade.com
- 1918 Influenza Pandemic@
dir.yahoo.com/.../20th_Century/1918_Influenza_Pandemic
- History of Medicine Division, NLM@
dir.yahoo.com/.../National_Library_of_Medicine__NLM_/History_of_Medicine_Division
- Medical Heritage of Great Britain
Raising awareness of the history and archaeology of medicine. Includes searchable geographical database.
www.medicalheritage.co.uk
- Changing the Face of Medicine
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Interactive presentation celebrating the contributions of America's women physicians. From the NLM and AMA.
www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine
- The Beat Goes On: A History of Cardiology
Online guide to the history of cardiology and heart disease. Find out about early pacemakers and other old-fashioned cardiology treatments and surgeries. From the University of Iowa Medical Museum.
www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beat...
- Archaic Medical Terminology
Glossary of archaic or obsolete medical terminology and expressions.
www.gpiag-asthma.org/drpsmith/amt1.htm
- Medical Library Association - History of the Health Sciences Section
For information professionals with an interest in the history of the health sciences.
www.mla-hhss.org
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