Evolution of Modern Medicine
Sir William Osler
28 chapters · 7 h 19 min · English
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History · Medical
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This is the manuscript of Sir William Osler's lectures on the "Evolution of Modern Medicine," delivered at Yale University in 1913. Here, the father of modern clinical medicine provides a brief introduction to the history of medicine from its origin to modern developments, such as the rise of preventive medicine. Originally written for the general public, the classic text is both engaging and informative, especially for those interested in healthcare professions, or medicine and history in general. - Summary by Cao Yuqing
Chapters
1 Preface 8 min 2 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Introduction 16 min 3 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Origin of Medicine 6 min 4 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Egyptian Medicine 17 min 5 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Assyrian Medicine and Babylonian Medicine 21 min 6 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Hebrew Medicine 6 min 7 Chapter I: ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Chinese and Japanese Medicine 10 min 8 Chapter II: GREEK MEDICINE, Introduction 20 min 9 Chapter II: GREEK MEDICINE, Asklepios 14 min 10 Chapter II: GREEK MEDICINE, Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Writings 31 min 11 Chapter II: GREEK MEDICINE, Alexandrian School 8 min 12 Chapter II: GREEK MEDICINE, Galen 15 min 13 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Introduction 7 min 14 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, South Italian School, Byzantine Medicine 8 min 15 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Arabian Medicine 23 min 16 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, The Rise of the Universities 20 min 17 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Mediaeval Medical Studies, Mediaeval Practice 3 min 18 Chapter III: MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Astrology and Divination 14 min 19 Chapter IV: RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Introduction 10 min 20 Chapter IV: RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Paracelsus 26 min 21 Chapter IV: RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Vesalius 30 min 22 Chapter IV: RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Harvey 30 min 23 Chapter V: THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEDICINE, Introduction Part 1 22 min 24 Chapter V: THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEDICINE, Introduction Part 2 24 min 25 Chapter V: THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEDICINE, Internal Secretions, Chemistry 9 min 26 Chapter VI: RISE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, Introduction 10 min 27 Chapter VI: RISE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, Sanitation 29 min 28 Chapter VI: RISE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, Tuberculosis 4 min
