History of Medicine

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  • An Analysis of Anatomy Models  - Presents a short history of anatomy models from the 18th, 19th and 20th century, arguing that they showcase social changes as well as changing medical understanding.
  • Anatomy of the Human Body  - Online version of the 1918 classic publication by Henry Gray.
  • Global Project on the History of Leprosy  - Compares the lepsrosy situation in the world in 1940 towards the end of 2004, after the advent of the multi-drug therapy in 1981. Find historical sites that have established museums dedicated to those who suffered isolation and segregation because of the disease.
  • Historical Anatomies on the Web  - Offers selected images from National Library of Medicine's atlas collection, with an emphasis on images and not texts.
  • Images from the History of Medicine  - Provides access to nearly 60,000 images in the print and photograph collection of the History of Medicine including portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures and more. Copies of selected images may be ordered online.
  • John Powell's History of Anaesthesia  - Personal portal containing information on the history of anesthesia.
  • Mad in America  - Contains overview of the book by Robert Whitaker, Mad in America, which tackles the issue of massive corporate profits in the mental health industry and a history of the science.
  • Medicine Antiqua  - Devoted to the study of medicine in the Graeco-Roman world. Hosts a number of essays and translations about the earlier mentioned topics.
  • University of Toronto Libraries: Anatomia Collection  - Presents full page plates and other significant illustrations of human anatomy selected from the Jason A. Hannah and Academy of Medicine collections in the history of medicine at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.
 
 
 
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