Anorexia Nervosa: Its History, Psychology, and Biology (1960) by Dr. Eugene L. Bliss By Kalea Spurlock Anorexia Nervosa: Its History, Psychology, and Biology (1960) by Dr. Eugene L. Bliss is one of the earliest books written about anorexia nervosa. Though the disorder has been studied for hundreds of years, with the first possible written case… Read more »
Month: May 2024
History of Medicine Book of the Week: A Treatise on the Diseases of Females (1828)
William P. Dewees, A Treatise on the Diseases of Females (1824) By Alexis Wright William P. Dewees (1768-1841) was a pioneer of perinatal medicine in the United States throughout the early 19th century [1]. Dewees obtained his medical degree in 1806 from the University of Pennsylvania, taking special interest into the fields of childbirth and… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles (1882)
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles, Daniel Hack Tuke (1882) By Grace Osborn Daniel Hack Tuke (1817-1895) was one of the best-known Victorian psychiatrists of the 1800s. Beginning with a career in law in Bradford, he found himself unhappy, and his deteriorating mental health made Tuke take it upon himself… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: A Treatise on the Physiological and Moral Management of Infancy for the Use of Parents (1846)
Childcare and Family Management in the Victorian Period According to A Treatise on the Physiological and Moral Management of Infancy for the Use of Parents (1846), Andrew Combe By MaryRose Minnich A Treatise on the Physiological and Moral Management of Infancy: For the Use of Parents (1846) was written by Dr. Andrew Combe while he… Read more »
New Vascular Surgery Drawings Digital Collection Now Available
The Ruth Lilly Medical Library is pleased to announce the creation of a collection in IU Digital Collections, a growing online repository of digitized historical materials held by various libraries, archives, and other units across eight Indiana University campuses. The Vascular Surgery Drawings Collection, 1963-1964 consists of 28 color drawings of vascular surgery procedures including… Read more »
History of Medicine Book of the Week: A Treatise on the Blood, Inflammation, and Gun-Shot Wounds (1823)
A Treatise (Second Edition, 1823) by Founder of Scientific Surgery John Hunter By Sophie Quick A Treatise on the Blood, Inflammation, and Gun-Shot Wounds (Second Edition, 1823), by Dr. John Hunter (1728-1793), “was considered the most important study of inflammation and has been widely quoted since,” [1] as the Treatise is considered a foundational source… Read more »