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History of Medicine

The History of Medicine examines how medical knowledge, practices, and institutions have evolved over time. It traces developments from ancient healing methods and traditional medicine to modern clinical practices and technological advances. This field explores key historical figures, significant medical discoveries, and the cultural and societal impacts on healthcare throughout different eras.
Overview
Name History of Medicine
Journals 284
Journals
Journal h-index
1. Ajs; American Journal of Sociology 206
2. Public Understanding of Science 95
3. The American Historical Review 77
4. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 51
5. Isis; an International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences 50
6. Canadian Review of Sociology 42
7. Historical Biology 42
8. Technology and Culture 39
9. Journal of the History of Ideas 39
10. Social History of Medicine : the Journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine 38
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Recent Articles
1.
Immunity for sale: depictions of immunity in British newspaper advertising, 1890-1940
Long M
Med Hist . 2025 Mar; :1-20. PMID: 40084504
This article analyses the depictions of immunity and immunological functions employed in proprietary medical advertising in British newspapers between 1890 and 1940. Using marketing copy to gain insights into the...
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Thank you reviewers
Public Underst Sci . 2025 Mar; 33(2):262-268. PMID: 40083129
No abstract available.
3.
Philosophical community from a historical perspective
Ayalon N
Stud Hist Philos Sci . 2025 Mar; 110:40-45. PMID: 40081110
No abstract available.
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Harvey Cushing and Sigmund Freud shaking hands: How electrical brain stimulation became a psychoanalytic method to study the unconscious (1870-1955)
van der Linden M, Ridderinkhof R
Hist Psychiatry . 2025 Mar; :957154X251318494. PMID: 40079331
In the first half of the 1950s, psychoanalysts and neurosurgeons used electrical brain stimulation to explore hard-to-reach, unconscious psychological processes such as repressed memories, defence mechanisms and sexual identity. The...
5.
Jean-Martin Charcot and Scandinavian literature: On the 200th anniversary of his birth
Finger S, Stien R, Dietrichs E
Hist Psychiatry . 2025 Mar; :957154X251316115. PMID: 40079303
French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, a towering figure familiar to late-19th-century physicians, became better known to the laity of different countries through periodicals, books, and plays. This article examines how Charcot...
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An Examination of Internet Use and Its Association With Gender Ideology Among Older Adults: Insights From China
Chai X, Lyu Z, Xu D
Can Rev Sociol . 2025 Mar; :e70005. PMID: 40075502
Internet use among older Chinese adults is widespread, but little is known about the correlation between internet use and the evolution of gender ideology among this demographic. Using nationally representative...
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Thanks to Reviewer
J R Coll Physicians Edinb . 2025 Mar; 55(1):82-83. PMID: 40071819
No abstract available.
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The hook osteophyte (sign) in hereditary haemochromatosis
Jawad N, Jawad A
J R Coll Physicians Edinb . 2025 Mar; :14782715251327244. PMID: 40071754
No abstract available.
9.
The skin deep truth: Why pulse oximeters may be misleading
Gupta S
J R Coll Physicians Edinb . 2025 Mar; :14782715251327240. PMID: 40071683
No abstract available.
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Cutaneous pigmentation and sensory ataxia in vitamin B12 deficiency
Garg S, Behera B, Thakur V, Gowda S
J R Coll Physicians Edinb . 2025 Mar; :14782715251325580. PMID: 40071300
No abstract available.
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