"Modern Medicine in the Holy Land" provides an in-depth assessment of the pioneering work of British Hospitals in Palestine in the nineteenth century, and finds these institutions made great contributions to the modernization of the country. The large numbers of Europeans, spear…
An evidence-based, practical text that focuses on key issues in the care of the hospitalized adult. The 108 contributions cover most of the major issues that arise in inpatients (end-of-life care, nutritional issues, clinical decision making) as well as 75 of the most common con…
Making the mecca of the American syphilitic, 1880-1910 -- "Administering to minds diseased": treating syphilis in turn-of-the-century Hot Springs -- Diagnosing syphilis at Army and Navy General Hospital, 1890-1912 -- The Hot Springs VD clinic, 1920-1937 -- From hygiene to hydrot…
"This book examines the "venereal peril" of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from the perspective of medical practice and the many sufferers who annually journeyed to Hot Springs, AR, seeking relief for their venereal ailments. Syphilis's status as a stigmatized…
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the central Arkansas city of Hot Springs enjoyed a reputation as one of the United States' premier health resorts. Throughout this period, the vast majority of Americans who traveled there did so because they had (or thought they had) syphi…
"This book examines the "venereal peril" of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from the perspective of medical practice and the many sufferers who annually journeyed to Hot Springs, AR, seeking relief for their venereal ailments. Syphilis's status as a stigmatized…
"This book examines the "venereal peril" of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from the perspective of medical practice and the many sufferers who annually journeyed to Hot Springs, AR, seeking relief for their venereal ailments. Syphilis's status as a stigmatized…
The ultimate medical school rotation guide
"Old Dorm," which served as the first classroom and dormitory of the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary, is where Union Cavalry General John Buford directed the opening stages of the battle of Gettysburg from the building's distinctive cupola and some of the bloodiest figh…