History of Medicine

History

An Open Access Journal

Vol.2. No.2. 2015

Blood, Phlegm and Spirits: Galen on Stroke

DOI: 10.17720/2409-5834.v2.2.2015.15k A. Karenberg,Doctor of Medical Science, ProfessorInstitute for the History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, University of Cologne (Germany) By reviewing the original sources, this paper examines Galen’s contributions to the doctrine of stroke, or, in ancient terminology, “apoplexy”. Following a sketchy outline of methodical issues and pre-Galenic concepts of the disease, Galen’s definition …

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Theoretical Aspects of Epidemiology in the Works of Academic B.L. Cherkassky

V.V. Shkarin1, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, President and Chairman of the Department of Epidemiology of the Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy E.G. Simonova2,3, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Leading Researcher 1 Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod …

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The History of Religiously-Integrated Medicine and Prospects for Its Future Development

P.I. Sidorov, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Academic at the Russian Academy of Sciences Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk (Russian Federation) This article will systematize the remaining areas of tension between religion and science and discuss the possibilities for overcoming them by using the synergetic biopsychosocial spiritual methodology of psychiatric medicine as a paradigm of modern …

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Zemstvo District Surgeons and Their Role in the Development of Russian Medicine

P.M. Bogopolsky, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Department of Scientific Programs and Staff Training Academic B.V. Petrovsky Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, Moscow (Russian Federation) In Russia in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, along with the university (clinical) surgery, zemstvo district (rural) surgery began to play to a major role …

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Zemstvo District Surgeons and Their Role in the Development of Russian Medicine

P.M. Bogopolsky, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Department of Scientific Programs and Staff Training Academic B.V. Petrovsky Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, Moscow (Russian Federation) In Russia in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, along with the university (clinical) surgery, zemstvo district (rural) surgery began to play to a major role …

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V.D. Shervinskiy – L.E. Golubinin Therapeutic School at the Imperial Moscow University and USSR Department of Internal Medicine:M.P. Konchalovsky’s School

V.I. Borodulin1, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor A.V. Topolianskiy2, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor 1 The Federal Agency for Scientific Institutions’ N.A. Semashko National Public Health Research Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation); 2 The Russian Ministry of Health’s A.I. Evdokimov Mosсow State Medical and Stomatological University, Moscow (Russian Federation) The article studies the continuation of …

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The Red Cross Activities in the Amur Governorate General in the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries

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) The formation and activities of the Red Cross in the Amur Governorate General, which was established in 1884, are studied on the basis of archival documents. The complex natural and …

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The Contribution of Professors and Graduates of the Medical Faculty of the Imperial Moscow University in the Development of Zemstvo District Medicine in Russia

М.Y. Chernichenko, Director of the Museum of the History of Medicine I.M. Sechenov First State Moscow Medical University, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow (Russian Federation) The article deals with the participation of professors and graduates of the Imperial Moscow University faculty of medicine in the development of zemstvo district medicine in …

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