History of Medicine

History

An Open Access Journal

Vol.2. No.1. 2015

Natural philosophy and principles of general pathology in the Galen system (as exemplified by the Ars Medica treatise). Part 1

DOI: 10.17720/2409-5834.v2.1.2015.09bD.A. Balalykin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor,Chairman of the Department of the History of Medicine, National History and CulturologyI.M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical University, The Ministry of Healthof the Russian Federation, Moscow (Russian Federation) In his treatise “Ars Medica”, Galen sets out the general principles of pathology and summarizes his …

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Galen’s Logic: Aristotelian Heritage or Scientific Innovation?

V.L. Vasyukov, Doctor of Philosophical Science, Professor, Chairman of the History and Philosophy of Science Department National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute of Philosophy RAS, Moscow (Russian Federation) The subject of inquiry is Galen’s logical heritage where some aspects are distinguished which are closely connected with his medical practice. In this respect most …

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The evolution of Vesalius’s perspective on Galen’s anatomy

D. Lanska, Doctor of Medicine Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tomah (Wisconsin, USA) Early in his career, Vesalius had been trained as an orthodox Galenist but gradually departed from traditional Galenic thought over the course of his medical training and academic career. Seeking to examine critically Galen’s works, Vesalius initially turned to human dissection as a …

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Galen as Read and Perceived in Medieval Islamic Medicine

H. Ebrahimnejad, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor University of Southampton, UK The influence of Galen in Islamic countries is associated with the extensive contribution of Greek scientific knowledge in the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. Islam as a religion and a political force, competing with Christianity and the Byzantine Empire, was instrumental in spreading the heritage of …

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Formation of health insurance in Yaroslavl province

E.M. Smirnova, PhD of Historical Science, Associate Professor Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl (Russian Federation) One of the most important public health problems of Russia in the second half of the 19th to early 20th centuries was the weak development of medical services at factories. Medical care at industry enterprises was mainly of a emergency …

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The social status of physicians in Ancient Egypt

O.A. Jarman, PhD of Medical Sciencis, Senior Lecturer at the Humanities and Bioethics Department G.L. Mikirtichan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chairman of Humanities and Bioethics Department St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation The culture of Ancient Egypt had a crucial role in shaping of classical Greek and Roman culture and …

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From the Tokyo to Khabarovsk trials: the history of the preparation of the trial of Japanese war criminals and bacteriologist

V.V. Romanova, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow (Russian Federation) There was very little information regarding Japanese bacteriological weapons at the beginning of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, which convened in Tokyo on April 29, 1946. In …

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The Venetian editions of Galen of the second half of 16th century as a source of information on the history of medicine

P.A. Shamin, PhD of Historical Science, Associate Professor of the Department of the History of Medicine, National History and Culturology I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical University, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow (Russian Federation) Galen’s legacy has recently been viewed, on the one hand, as part of the formation of the general …

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Hippocrates, Celsus and Galen: Head Injury, the Brain, and the Bone

J. Ganz, PhD Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ulverston, UK The works of Hippocrates, Celsus and Galen are taken as information sources for a proposed approach to the treatment of traumatic brain injury. All three authors point to changes in the level of consciousness in cases of traumatic brain injury. According to modern concepts, …

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Returning the medical writings of surgeon and bishop V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky to scientific use

M.N. Kozovenko, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of the History of Medicine, National History and Culturology I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow (Russian Federation) The life and work of Russian surgeon and Orthodox bishop V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky (1877‒1961) has become a practical example …

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