From Hippocrates to COVID-19 : A Bibliographic History of Medicine

Medical Informatics search process was cumbersome and required the use of command language; the most common resource I used was the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) MEDLINE database. Concurrently, I also used traditional print bibliographies and other reference works related to chemistry, engineering, medicine, and industrial technologies and manufacturing methods. Then arrived the publicly accessible internet of the 1990s, and nearly three decades later, the ability to obtain the same information on an immediate basis has become the norm.It is in homage to the hardcopy past as well as the modern digital research landscape that I compiled this bibliography with particular reverence accorded the NLM and its Bibliography of the History of Medicine which was printed in multiple volumes between 1960-1993 and Jonathan Erlen's The History of the Health Care Sciences, 1700-1980, A Selective Annotated Bibliography.I initially contemplated compiling an annotated bibliography, however, it became apparent rather quickly that the volume of appropriate literature would fill multiple tomes. Still, I thought it possible to provide a single volume guide to the literature celebrating the history of medicine. Although no single volume can capture the complete essence of medicine's history, the purpose of this bibliography is to provide historians, medical professionals, and other researchers with a "one-stop" reference work that will lead them to a journal article, book, monograph, dissertation, or other document that might answer a question they have about the history of medicine. This is accomplished by citing documents relating specifically to the history of medicine, from antiquity to the early 21st century, whether an all-encompassing review, a history of a medical specialty, or even a history of a single medical device or instrument.Another aim of this work is to advance the historiography of medicine. Understanding how the history of medicine has been Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Research Methods Section 1: History and Historiography Medicine from Antiquity to the 21st Century Archives, Libraries, and Museums Art, Iconography, Literature, and Symbolism Bibliographies, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Glossaries, and Lexicons Language of Medicine: Abbreviations, Acronyms, Eponyms, Etymology, Jargon, Nomenclature, Phrases, Slang, Terminology, and Vocabulary Medical Biography Medical Numismatics and Philately Section 2: General Medical Topics Economics Education, Employment, and Training Health Equity and Equality Medical Errors, Ethics, and Jurisprudence Section 3: Medical Devices, Equipment, and Instruments Section 4: Medical Architecture Section 5: Diseases and Disorders Section 6: Geographic Perspectives Section 7: Medical Specialties and Practice Areas Academic Medicine Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine Alchemy and Iatrochemistry Allergy and Immunology Anatomy and Physiology Anesthesiology Astrologic Medicine Aviation and Aerospace Medicine Barber Surgeon Biomedical and Biomedicine Burn Medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Clinical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine Collective, Community, Public, Rural, and Social Medicine Complementary and Alternative Medicine Conservation, Veterinary, Wilderness, Wildlife, and Zoo Medicine Critical Care, Disaster, Emergency, and Intensive Care Medicine Dentistry Dermatology E-medicine, Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Virtual Medicine Endocrinology Environmental, Industrial and Occupational Health, Hygiene, and Medicine Epidemiology Eugenics Evidence-Based Medicine Evolutionary Medicine Faith-Based and Pastoral Medicine Family, General Practice, and Primary Care Medicine Fetal, Neonatal, and Perinatal Medicine Forensic and Medico-Legal Medicine Gastroenterology Genetic, Genomic, Personalized, and Precision Medicine Geomedicine Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Graphology Hematology Hepatology Hospice, End of Life, and Palliative Care Hospitalists Humoral Medicine Internal Medicine Laryngology, Otolaryngology, Otology, Otorhinolaryngology, Phoniatrics, and Rhinology Lifestyle Medicine Medical Imaging (Including Surgical Applications) Medical Informatics Military and War Medicine Nanomedicine Nephrology and Renal Medicine Neuro Medicine and Neurology Nuclear Medicine Nursing Observational Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology Optometry Pain Medicine (Algiatry) Pathology Performing Arts and Sports Medicine Pharmacology Phrenology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) Physiognomy Podiatry Preventive Medicine Proctology Prosthetic Medicine Psychiatry Psychology Regenerative Medicine Rheumatology Sex and Reproductive Medicine Sleep Medicine Surgery, Surgical Specialties, and Surgical Techniques Teratology Therapeutic Bleeding Translational Medicine Transplantation Tropical Medicine Urology Vaccinology Section 8: Scientific and Humanity Disciplines Allied with Medicine Anthropology Bacteriology Biology and Microbiology Chemistry and Biochemistry Cytology and Histology Ecology Embryology Entomology Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Human Factors and Ergonomics Mathematics and Physics Mortuary Science Mycology Nutritional and Dietary Science Parasitology Pharmacy Sociology Thanatology Toxicology Virology Zoology Subject Index Geographic Index People Index The COVID-19 pandemic provides stark evidence of the importance of medicine on a global scale. However, revisiting the influenza pandemic of 1918 provided a perspective as we searched for a viable vaccine and instituted public health measures. This shows that medical knowledge is an accumulative process extending to the past and it is in the spirit of that legacy that this bibliography has been compiled. The book is a one-stop resource that cites literature related to the historical aspects of medicine. It also acknowledges medicine’s global reach and devotes significant effort in that respect. Although the online world seems to dominate on both a social and educational level, there is still a need for thoughtfully curated and focused reference works and this bibliography accomplishes that goal. The book has 9,000+ citations. It utilizes the WHO's International classification of Diseases for the section on diseases and disorders and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Product Code Classification Database for the section on medical devices, equipment, and instruments. It includes detailed subject, geographuc, and people indexes for an easy reference.