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The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece
Impressive Classics Technology Center site lists the achievements of the ancient Greeks in medicine from the time of Homer up to Hippocrates and the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Gives evidence from ancient texts.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Medicine in the Americas
digital library project that makes freely available original works demonstrating the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the 20th century.
PBS
Pbs: Rough Science: A Brief History of Science
PBS site outlines the history of science and explains the origin of Modern Science. A brief timeline can also be found on this site.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Greek Medicine
Much like a great deal of western culture, modern medicine also finds its roots in ancient Greek civilization. Travel to the time of the Olympians and ancient healers to discover just how much we have learned and gained from those who...
Other
Society of Nuclear Medicine: What Is Nuclear Medicine?
A good description of Nuclear Medicine from the Society of Nuclear Medicine. This site includes a PDF file brochure about nuclear medicine, its uses, history, and fast facts.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis Medicines and Remedies
Traditional Metis healing practices and medicines are discussed in this article. Discussion questions and a bibliography are included.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Turning the Pages Online
Learn about the history of science at this wonderful resource that provides virtual books in the biomedical sciences field for viewing at home. These are books and manuscripts that are hundreds of years old and would not be accessible...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Nuclear Medicine
An extensive overview of nuclear medicine and its history. Description of radiopharmaceuticals, imaging techniques, and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures.
Historica Canada
History by the Minute: Midwife
As part of a video series, this clip dramatizes the importance of the midwife in Canadian history. Learn about the long history of these invaluable women, and their role in a new land. As time passed, women's hospitals and birthing rooms...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: African Americans in Civil War Medicine
Exhibition documenting the participation of African Americans as nurses, surgeons, and hospital workers during the Civil War.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: History: Famous in Medicine
Use this quiz-style game to identify historical figures in the field of medicine.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Medicine and Health Care
Simulate the spread of germs and explore current issues in the field of medicine such as the placebo effect, contraception and myths and facts about AIDS. Describe how pandemics have changed history, and discover how x-rays and...
Other
Ancient History: 10 Ancient Greek Inventions and Discoveries Still Used Today
Ten of the important inventions and innovations of the ancient Greeks are described. These include the water mill, the odometer, alarm clocks, cartography, the Olympics, geometry, Hippocratic medicine, philosophy, democracy, and...
A&E Television
History.com: The Silk Road: 8 Goods Traded Along the Ancient Network
The vibrant network opened up exchanges between far-flung cultures throughout central Eurasia. The Silk Road wasn't a single route, but rather a vibrant trade network that crisscrossed central Eurasia for centuries, bringing far-flung...
A&E Television
History.com: History on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization
For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Us Civil War Inspired Women to Enter Nursing
Before the American Civil War, the majority of hospital nurses or "stewards" were men. But the war created a medical crisis that demanded more volunteers, and a lot of the people who took up the call were women. Amid this desperate need...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History: Inventions and Technology
Kids learn about Ancient Egyptian inventions and technology including papyrus, writing, medicine, mathematics, ship building, and makeup.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Greek Medicine
Discusses the history of Greek medicine from ancient times, and the impact of important figures such as Hippocrates, Diocles of Carystus and Praxagoras of Cos. Some of the significant advances in diagnosis and treatment are described....
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Immortality
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of immortality, and the belief that magic played a role in ancient medicine.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Dream Anatomy
Take a step back in time to see the human body and the field of medicine through the looking glass of history. Experience a different kind of representation of our internal anatomy, and learn about the history of human dissection.
Andre Dollinger
Ancient Egypt: Medicine
Details many medical innovations practiced by ancient Egyptians. Includes information on the art of the healers, as well as how common diseases and illnesses were treated.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body
Students learn about the history of forensic medicine. Learners examine significant cases, technologies, and people that have had an influence on the history of forensic medicine. Educational activities are also included.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Fantastic Beasts
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of real-life beasts, and a brief historical account of healing human sicknesses.
University of Virginia
Etruscan and Roman Medicine
Gives a short description on the practice of medicine in Etruscan and Roman societies. The first doctors came from Greece but Roman medicine tended to be more of a "home remedy," situation.
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