historyofmedicine

Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine | Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia is absolutely fascinating. One of their featured exhibits is a wall of human skulls. The tagged book is a excellent story of not only Dr. Mutter, but warring physicians at the dawn of modern medicine, the formation of the American medical college, and so much more.

#wickedwhispers @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AmyG Oddly amazing. My grandfather was a dentist and he had a skull. We always wondered who it was. There is a Stephen King book in there somewhere. 2mo

TieDyeDude @amyg Grandma is always watching 😉 2mo

AmyG Ha! 2mo

Eggs Fascinating 🖤💀🧡 2mo

Doppoetry I've visited the museum before (it's a lot smaller than I anticipated) and it's such an interesting place. It has a reputation to be spooky and macabre but I found it educational and unique 😆 human bodies truly are fascinating. 2mo

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Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything | Randi Hutter Epstein

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This book was a lot more interesting than I expected. It is a brief, captivating and adventurous history of how hormones and our biochemistry have been discovered and why these powerful chemical substances are mysteriously responsible for what makes us humans and for every aspect in our lives: behaviour, sleep, metabolism, immunity, sex, moods, drive and motivation.

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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine | Lindsey Fitzharris

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The prologue of The Butchering Art puts to shame any horror cold opening I have ever read, listened to, or watched. The detailed description of a pre-anesthetic bladder stone removal just about had me wrecking my car!

When Fitzharris isn‘t reveling in the gory details of surgery she tends to be on the dry side. Still, what I love about a book like this isn‘t necessarily the info, but the way the info makes me reflect on my life and society.

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No Man's Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I | Wendy Moore

Three great non-fiction books?

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (of xkcd)

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

“coffeehouses were hotbeds of gossip, rumor, political debate, & satirical discussion. They were also popular venues for chess & backgammon, which were regarded as morally dubious.“

No Man's Land by Wendy Moore

#tlt #ThreeListThursday

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Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It | J.M. Fenster

#Roll100
This is what the dice picked for me this month. We‘ll see if I manage to fit them in!

PuddleJumper

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Polio: An American Story | David M. Oshinsky

These are 2 books I read about polio - it was a real fear in the 1950s. Oshinsky‘s book was a comprehensive history, while Kehret‘s book is a personal memoir.

😟 🧪🦠💊💉🔬

#WorldPolioDay

#AutumnPlease!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😢😢 1y

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 1y

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Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail | Stephen R. Bown

Most people probably wouldn‘t squeal in delight while browsing the medical history section of the used bookstore. But this book about scurvy will fit perfectly into what my husband refers to as my #DiseaseOfTheMonthBookClub. 😄

What can I say? I‘m a weirdo. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Suet624 That‘s wonderful. I have a friend who is an epidemiologist and she sounds just like you. (edited) 1y

dabbe A wonderful weirdo! 💙🖤🩵 Scurvy was a BIG thing in the book I just finished, THE WAGER. Yikes! 🙀 1y

TEArificbooks My hubby works in medicine, so he loves nonfiction medical books like this one. I recommend

A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain

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Amiable @TEArificbooks Excellent, thank you! I work at a hospital, so I‘m not a total weirdo for liking this stuff. 😀 1y

Amiable @dabbe I have that one on my TBR! 👍🏼 1y

Amiable @Suet624 We all have those genres that tickle our fancies! 🙂 1y

JamieArc After reading The Wager, this is definitely of interest! 1y

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh I think scurvy and the history of it is fascinating!! Hope this is a good one. 1y

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Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History | Catharine Arnold

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This was so interesting and eye opening. I found myself both appalled and horrified whilst at the same time unable to put the book down. Truly, a very good and educational read given the pandemic we all just went through. #nonfictionread

PirateJenny The Great Influenza is another great book on the subject 1y

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