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COVID-19
For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada.Duffin …
Medical Saints
Cosmas and Damian were martyred around the year 300 A.D. in what is now Syria. Called the Anargyroi ("e;without silver"e;) because they charged no fees, they became patrons …
History of Medicine
Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has …
Clio in the Clinic
Sometimes, history can solve a medical mystery; at other times, it can point to the right treatment or console a despairing doctor by demonstrating a timeless connection to …
Lovers and Livers
Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around …
SARS in Context
Former Ontario Chief Coroner James Young and infectious disease expert Dick Zoutman recount their efforts to contain the mysterious new disease. In answer to questions about …
Una historia de la medicina escandalosamente breve
Una historia concisa de la medicina occidental, ordenada conceptualmente en torno a los grandes campos de interés médico: anatomía, farmacología, obstetricia, psiquiatría, medicina …
Stanley's Dream
In 1964-65, an international team of thirty-eight scientists and assistants, led by Montreal physician Stanley Skoryna, sailed to the mysterious Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to conduct …