Home >> Society >> History >> By Topic >> Science >> Medicine


  People
       

  Midwifery
  Nursing
  Public Health

  Institutions
  Organizations
  Publications


History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultures
Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.

US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine.
Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans.

Dying to Have a Baby - The History of Childbirth
Chronicles the dangers that women and their newborns have faced during labor and delivery.

Every Man His Own Doctor
An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century.

Medical Milestones
Indiainfoline presents med milestones giving the major breakthroughs in medical science that took place during the 20th Century.

History of Anaesthesia
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.

The Orlop Deck
Naval Medicine in the 18th and 19th century. Links to re-enactment sources and medical information for the period.

Sigerist Circle Home Page
Organization of medical historians, focusing on issues of class, race, and gender.

The Reflex Hammer Home Page
Everything you ever wanted to know about reflex hammers, and then some.

H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links.
Useful links from the University of California, Riverside.


Arts: Architecture: History: Building Types: Hospitals and Asylums
Health: Medicine
Recreation: Antiques: Medical and Scientific
Society: History: By Topic: Social History: Health





© 2005 GeneralAnswers.org