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- 1918 Influenza Pandemic@
directory.healthhaven.com/.../20th_Century/1918_Influenza_Pandemic
- American Association of the History of Medicine
Scholarly association studying the history of the health professions.
www.histmed.org
- American Experience: The Boy in the Bubble
Considers the life of David Vetter, born with no immune system and famed as the boy in the plastic bubble. Features footage of his life, information about his family and doctors, and opinions about the ethics surrounding his life and death.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bubble
- Anatomia 1522-1867
A searchable collection of illustrations of human anatomy from the 16th through the 19th centuries.
link.library.utoronto.ca/anatomia
- Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius
Online exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium "Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine."
www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/anthome.html
- 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
- Archaic Medical Terminology
Glossary of archaic or obsolete medical terminology and expressions.
www.gpiag-asthma.org/drpsmith/amt1.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.
directory.healthhaven.com/.../Renaissance/Black_Death
- Bloodletting
directory.healthhaven.com/.../History/Bloodletting
- Brief History of Electrocardiography
Timeline of events in the development of electrocardiography from 1842 onwards.
www.ecglibrary.com/ecghist.html
- British Library: Bodies of Knowledge
Image gallery examines the ways different cultures throughout history have looked at and represented the human body.
www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/bodies/bodies.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
- Cesarean Section: A Brief History
Brochure which accompanied an exhibition on the history of cesarean section at the National Library of Medicine in 1993.
www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean
- Changing the Face of Medicine
eractive presentation celebrating the contributions of America's women physicians. From the NLM and AMA.
www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine
- Cholera Online: A Modern Pandemic in Texts and Images.
Relates the story of cholera outbreaks in the 19th Century through a collection of documents dating from 1817 to 1900 as well as drawings, political cartoons, and photographs.
www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cholera
- Dentist on a Camel
Pictorial history of the pioneering dentist H.V. Mattingley and his exploits on the Western Australian goldfields before the turn of the century.
www.alphalink.com.au/~vaux
- Discovery of Insulin
Features biographies of Frederick Banting, Charles Best, John James Richard Macleod, and James Collip, plus photographs and articles on their research.
www.discoveryofinsulin.com
- Drug Trade: Therapy, Pharmacy, and Commerce in Early-Modern Europe
Exhibition presents pharmacy jars, manufactured from the 16th to the 18th century, with their printed herbals, at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/drugtrade
- Greek Medicine
Online exhibit exploring the foundations of modern Western medicine from mythical healers such as Asclepius to ancient writers such as Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen.
www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek
- Historic Medical Sites in the Washington, DC Area
Tour of important medical landmarks, including medical schools, hospitals, libraries, museums, memorials, and Civil War sites.
www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/medtour.html
- History of Medicine
www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Medicine/History.html
- History of Medicine Division, NLM@
directory.healthhaven.com/.../National_Library_of_Medicine__NLM_/History_of_Medicine_Division
- Images from the History of Medicine
Provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photographs.
wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov
- Index of Medieval Medical Images
Database of medieval manuscript images with medical components held in North American collections. From the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library at UCLA.
digital.library.ucla.edu/immi
- International Network for the History of Hospitals
Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day.
www.inhh.homestead.com
- 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
- Japanese Imperial Army Unit 731 Medical Experiments@
directory.healthhaven.com/.../World_War_II/Unit_731
- Johns Hopkins University - History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
Undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and combined MD-PhD programs.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/history_of_science
- MedHist
Gateway to resources for the history of medicine and allied sciences.
medhist.ac.uk
- Medical Heritage of Great Britain
Raising awareness of the history and archaeology of medicine. Includes searchable geographical database.
www.medicalheritage.co.uk
- Medical History of American Presidents
ulates the illnesses of American Presidents and other notable people.
www.doctorzebra.com/prez
- 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
- Medicina Antiqua
Resource for the study of Greco-Roman medicine and medical thought from Mycenaean times through the end of the Roman Empire period.
www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk
- Medicine and Madison Avenue
lores the relationship between modern medicine and modern advertising with examples of over 600 health-related advertisements from the 1910s to the 1950s.
scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma
- 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
- NLM Online Exhibitions
Including such topics as Islamic culture and medicine and cesarian section.
www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/exhibition.html
- Project Facade
Unique insight into the origins and development of surgical facial reconstruction techniques during and after the First World War.
www.projectfacade.com
- Resources on the History of Idiocy
Bibliographies and primary source material on mental retardation and learning disabilities.
www.dundee.ac.uk/~mksimpso/welcome.htm
- Sigerist Circle
Organization interested in medical history, including class, race, gender, Marxist, and feminist perspectives.
www.sigeristcircle.org
- 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
- Surgery of Ancient Rome
Original instruments excavated from the House of the Surgeon at Pompeii. From the Historical Collections & Services of the Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia.
www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/instru.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
- 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...
- The MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations
Features Loren Carey MacKinney's collection of images from medieval medical manuscripts. From the University of North Carolina.
www.lib.unc.edu/dc/mackinney
- Tuskegee Syphilis Study@
directory.healthhaven.com/.../Syphilis/Tuskegee_Study
- Whatever Happened to Polio?
mines the effects of polio epidemics in the U.S., the discovery of the polio vaccine, and polio today. From the National Museum of American History.
americanhistory.si.edu/polio
- 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
- World War II Combat Medic
Includes articles on the practice of field medicine, the work of combat medics, medal of honor citations, personal accounts, and photos.
home.att.net/~steinert
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