History of Medicine

History

An Open Access Journal

Vol.1. No.2. 2014

Medicine in the era of the Old Testament: from the history of hygiene and Biblical practice of healing

E.N. Shulga The Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow The article is devoted to Old Testament medicine and determination of the value of the history of medicine in the development of modern philosophy of science. The problems of health and healing in the Old Testament era were reflected in the ancient …

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Clinical neurosurgery philosophy

L.B. Likhterman N.N. Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery, Moscow Reveals the concept of the “philosophy of neurosurgery,” including the genesis, meaning and purpose of this clinical discipline and neuroscience, basic principles, patterns of development and direction of research and treatment of neuropathology, interdisciplinary connections, the specific outlook of neurosurgeons, understanding of tools and methods for the …

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Vitaly Dmitrievich Belyakov – an outstanding scientist and epidemiologist

A.B. Belov1, P.I. Ogarkov1, M.I. Ishkildin1, A.Y. Mindlina2, N.I. Briko2, E.S. Zenkevich2 1 S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersurg; 2 I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Vitaly DmitrievichBelyakov is one of the foremost scholars of epidemiology. He …

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The factors of emergence of neurosurgery as a clinical specialty

B.L. Lichterman I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Healfh of the Russion Federation Three main systemic factors (we called them discipline-making factors) are crucial for the emergence of a clinical specialty (in our case this specialty is neurosurgery) − social-historical, scientific and institutional. This first factor includes level of society development …

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On the history of the “forgotten” institutions of therapy

V.I. Borodulin1, S.P. Glyantsev1, S.V. Dronova2, K.A. Pashkov2, A.V. Topolyansky2 1 National Research Institute of Public Health at the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow; 2 A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation The article presents the organizational development criteria of a new scientific discipline …

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Moscow exile (1921–1923) in the life and activities of prominent surgeon S.P. Fyodorov

M.N. Kozovenko I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation The article presents archival materials from the investigative case by the All-Russia Extraordinary Commission of the Council of People’s Commissars of the RSFSR, relating to the charges against Petrograd Professor S.P. Fyodorov of counterrevolutionary actions – spying for …

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M.Y. Mudrov on issues “of Piety and moral Qualities of the physician”

I.V. Siluyanova N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow For the first time in the history of Russian medicine, a detailed analysis of the ethical and medical views of M.Y. Mudrov is presented. The author proposes a classification of the ethical principles of M.Y. Mudrov’s medical practice, which leads to the conclusion that his …

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The Moscow Physics and Medical Society’s activities in the second half of the 19th century

T.I. Surovtseva I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation The first scientific medical society – the Society for the Medical and Physical Sciences Competition – was created in 1804 at the Medical Faculty of the Imperial Moscow University. From 1845 it became known as the Moscow Physics and …

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On the early years of Taurida University in Simferopol (1917−1921)

T.I. Ulyankina S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Sciences and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences; A. Solzhenicyn House of Russian Abroad, Moscow In the history of Taurida University (Simferopol, Republic of Crimea) a distinct ≪early≫ period of its activity stands out. This period is associated with the names of famous St. Petersburg, …

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