History of Medicine
Recommend reading for a course I'm taking that also makes a neat list for Pagebound nerds. For those interested in this topic also check out a similar list by j.bateman. Consider yourself a mini expert if you've completed both lists ;) fool proof way to dominate dinner table conversations!
created by foring
last updated October, 2026
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foringOP
Jackie's list is fab and contains some interesting titles that will not be covered in the course i'm taking. One such title is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks which i started reading a while ago. It is an influential and essential read and being only halfway through it, i could not recommend it more.
foringOP
supplementary reading:
- Harper P. S.: A Short History of Medical Genetics, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008.
- Jauhar S.: Heart. A History, Oneworld, London 2019.
- Martin S.: A Short History of Disease. Plagues, Poxes and Civilisations, Pocket Essentials, Gloucester 2015.
- Nuland Sh. B.: Doctors. The Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers, New York 2008.
- Paul G.: An Illustrated History of Medicine. A Medical Exploration in Fifty Objects, Quad Books 2016.
- Porter R. (ed.): Cambridge Illustrated History. Medicine, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001.
- Ribatti D.: Milestones in Immunology. Based on Collected Papers, Academic Press, Elsevier, London 2017.
- Siemionow M.: Face to Face. A Short History of Face Transplantation, Springer, Chicago 2019.
- Snow S. J.: Blessed Days of Anaesthesia. How Anaesthetics Changed the World?, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009.
- Strathern P.: A Brief History of Medicine from Hippocrates to Gene Therapy, Robinson, London 2005.
- Youngson R., Schott I.: A Brief History of Bad Medicine. True stories of weird medicine and dangerous doctors, Robinson 2012.
foringOP
could not find these titles on Pagebound, will maunally add at a later date
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