Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
"In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions - one old, one new - that serve as examples to show how applying theory can uncover surprising aspects of the medical past and present. Writ…
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
Lovers and livers: disease concepts in history
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 disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct a…
"For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. In COVID-19: A History the physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification b…
"For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. In COVID-19: A History the physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification b…