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Health & Medicine

Step into a world where science, suffering, and hard-won wisdom collide—where physicians battle mysterious illnesses, reformers argue over public health, and hospitals reveal both heroism and heartbreak. This bookshelf ranges from practical guides and forgotten remedies to vivid sketches of medical life, tracing humanity’s long quest to understand the body, prevent disease, and care for one another. Equal parts clinic, casebook, and social history, it offers a fascinating look at medicine when every diagnosis felt like a frontier.

1137 Audiobooks

The Fasting Cure

The Fasting Cure

by Upton Sinclair

Margaret Sanger: an autobiography.

Margaret Sanger: an autobiography.

by Margaret Sanger

Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise

Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise

by H. W. (Harland William) Long

Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics

Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics

by Joel Dorman Steele

A supplementary report on the results of a special inquiry into the practice of interment in towns.

A supplementary report on the results of a special inquiry into the practice of interment in towns.

by Edwin Chadwick

Treatise on Poisons In relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic

Treatise on Poisons In relation to medical jurisprudence, physiology, and the practice of physic

by Sir Robert Christison

A History of Epidemic Pestilences From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and Prophylaxis

A History of Epidemic Pestilences From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and Prophylaxis

by Edward Bascome

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

by Benjamin Rush

Remarks on the Subject of Lactation

Remarks on the Subject of Lactation

by Edward Morton

Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity

Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity

by Louis Philippe McCarty

The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician

The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician

by Ch. (Charlotte) Führer

Child Life and Sex Hygiene: A Remarkable Message

Child Life and Sex Hygiene: A Remarkable Message

by Otterbein Oscar Smith

Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children

Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children

by Pye Henry Chavasse

Think: A Book for To-day

Think: A Book for To-day

by William Crosbie Hunter

Confidences: Talks With a Young Girl Concerning Herself

Confidences: Talks With a Young Girl Concerning Herself

by E. B. (Edith Belle) Lowry

The New Glutton or Epicure

The New Glutton or Epicure

by Horace Fletcher

Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 1

Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 1

by Eugene Christian

Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum : from August 20th, 1863 to December 20th, 1865

Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum : from August 20th, 1863 to December 20th, 1865

by Hiram Chase

A Guide to the Virginia Springs Giving, in addition to the routes and distances, a description of the springs and also of the natural curiosities of the state

A Guide to the Virginia Springs Giving, in addition to the routes and distances, a description of the springs and also of the natural curiosities of the state

by J. J. (John Jennings) Moorman

An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners

An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners

by Archibald Makellar

As a Matter of Course

As a Matter of Course

by Annie Payson Call

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2 The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2 The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

by Benjamin Rush

Public health and insurance: American addresses

Public health and insurance: American addresses

by Sir Arthur Newsholme

Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation

Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation

by Florence Elizabeth Barrett

On criminal abortion in America

On criminal abortion in America

by Horatio Robinson Storer

The Female Physician Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; together with their causes and symptoms, their degrees of danger, and respective methods of prevention and cure: to which is added, the whole art of new improv'd midwifery; comprehending the necessary qualifications of a midwife, and particular directions for laying women, in all cases of difficult and preternatural births; together with the diet and regimen of both the mother and child.

The Female Physician Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; together with their causes and symptoms, their degrees of danger, and respective methods of prevention and cure: to which is added, the whole art of new improv'd midwifery; comprehending the necessary qualifications of a midwife, and particular directions for laying women, in all cases of difficult and preternatural births; together with the diet and regimen of both the mother and child.

by John Maubray

Geschichte der Medizin. I. Band

Geschichte der Medizin. I. Band

by Max Neuburger

21 Jahre in Indien. Erster Theil: Borneo.

21 Jahre in Indien. Erster Theil: Borneo.

by Heinrich Breitenstein

The Elements of Child-protection

The Elements of Child-protection

by Sigmund Engel

How to Collect a Doctor Bill

How to Collect a Doctor Bill

by Franklyn Pierre Davis

Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Frage »Ist die Furcht vor Krankheitsübertragung durch das Telephon berechtigt«? Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde in der Medizin, Chirurgie und Geburtshülfe der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultät der Königlichen Universität Greifswald

Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Frage »Ist die Furcht vor Krankheitsübertragung durch das Telephon berechtigt«? Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde in der Medizin, Chirurgie und Geburtshülfe der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultät der Königlichen Universität Greifswald

by Carl Weiss

A Succinct Account of the Plague at Marseilles Its Symptoms and the Methods and Medicines Used for Curing It

A Succinct Account of the Plague at Marseilles Its Symptoms and the Methods and Medicines Used for Curing It

by François Chicoyneau, Monsieur Soulier, active 1720-1721 Monsieur Verny

The Treatment of Hay Fever by rosin-weed, ichthyol and faradic electricity With a discussion of the old theory of gout and the new theory of anaphylaxis

The Treatment of Hay Fever by rosin-weed, ichthyol and faradic electricity With a discussion of the old theory of gout and the new theory of anaphylaxis

by George Frederick Laidlaw

A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It

A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It

by Richard Mead

Condiments, Spices and Flavors

Condiments, Spices and Flavors

by Mary Elizabeth Green

Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets A Practical Treatise on the Scavenging and Cleansing of Cities and Towns

Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets A Practical Treatise on the Scavenging and Cleansing of Cities and Towns

by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois

The danger of premature interment : Proved from many remarkable instances of people who have recovered after being laid out for dead, and of others entombed alive, for want of being properly examined prior to interment

The danger of premature interment : Proved from many remarkable instances of people who have recovered after being laid out for dead, and of others entombed alive, for want of being properly examined prior to interment

by Joseph Taylor

Die Protozoen als Krankheitserreger des Menschen und der Hausthiere Für Ärzte, Thierärzte und Zoologen

Die Protozoen als Krankheitserreger des Menschen und der Hausthiere Für Ärzte, Thierärzte und Zoologen

by Georg Schneidemühl

The Barbarity of Circumcision as a Remedy for Congenital Abnormality

The Barbarity of Circumcision as a Remedy for Congenital Abnormality

by Herbert Snow

Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde

Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde

by Herman Boerhaave

Les caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siége de Paris et sous la commune

Les caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siége de Paris et sous la commune

by Désiré Joseph Joulin

Preventable Diseases

Preventable Diseases

by Woods Hutchinson

The Animal Parasites of Man

The Animal Parasites of Man

by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Max Braun, J. W. W. (John William Watson) Stephens, Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald

The genuine works of Hippocrates, Vol. 1 (of 2) : Translated from the Greek, with a preliminary discourse and annotations

The genuine works of Hippocrates, Vol. 1 (of 2) : Translated from the Greek, with a preliminary discourse and annotations

by Hippocrates

Mental diseases: a public health problem

Mental diseases: a public health problem

by James Vance May

An Epitome of the History of Medicine

An Epitome of the History of Medicine

by Roswell Park

The Progress of the Century

The Progress of the Century

Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study

Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study

by W. G. (William George) Waters

Pharmacologia Fourth American, from the Seventh London Edition

Pharmacologia Fourth American, from the Seventh London Edition

by John Ayrton Paris

Pilgrimages to the Spas in Pursuit of Health and Recreation With an inquiry into the comparative merits of different mineral waters: the maladies to which they are applicable, and those in which they are injurious

Pilgrimages to the Spas in Pursuit of Health and Recreation With an inquiry into the comparative merits of different mineral waters: the maladies to which they are applicable, and those in which they are injurious

by James Johnson

Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9

Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9

Aristotle's works: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

Aristotle's works: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

by pseud. Aristotle

Backwoods Surgery & Medicine

Backwoods Surgery & Medicine

by Charles Stuart Moody

Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891

Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891

by Various Authors

The filtration of public water-supplies Third edition, revised and enlarged.

The filtration of public water-supplies Third edition, revised and enlarged.

by Allen Hazen

Health and Education

Health and Education

by Charles Kingsley

Wear and Tear; Or, Hints for the Overworked

Wear and Tear; Or, Hints for the Overworked

by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

Some Personal Recollections of Dr. Janeway

Some Personal Recollections of Dr. Janeway

by James Bayard Clark

Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes With Special Reference to the Effects of Alcoholic Drinks, Stimulants, and Narcotics upon The Human System

Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes With Special Reference to the Effects of Alcoholic Drinks, Stimulants, and Narcotics upon The Human System

by Jane Andrews

The Pros and Cons of Vivisection

The Pros and Cons of Vivisection

by Charles Richet

Physiology

Physiology

by Sir M. (Michael) Foster

My leper friends : An account of personal work among lepers, and of their daily life in India

My leper friends : An account of personal work among lepers, and of their daily life in India

by Alice M. Hayes

Vanity, All Is Vanity: A Lecture on Tobacco and its effects

Vanity, All Is Vanity: A Lecture on Tobacco and its effects

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, March 1885

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, March 1885

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

A System of Midwifery

A System of Midwifery

by Edward Rigby

Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man an experimental study

Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man an experimental study

by R. H. (Russell Henry) Chittenden

On the origin of inflammation of the veins and of the causes, consequences, and treatment of purulent deposits

On the origin of inflammation of the veins and of the causes, consequences, and treatment of purulent deposits

by M.D. Henry Lee

Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention

Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention

by Henry Putnam Stearns

A reference hand-book for nurses

A reference hand-book for nurses

by Amanda K. (Amanda Kathryn) Beck

A Comparative View of the Mortality of the Human Species, at All Ages And of the Diseases and Casualties by Which They Are Destroyed or Annoyed. Illustrated With Charts and Tables

A Comparative View of the Mortality of the Human Species, at All Ages And of the Diseases and Casualties by Which They Are Destroyed or Annoyed. Illustrated With Charts and Tables

by William Black

The apparatus used by the Greeks and Romans in the setting of fractures and the reduction of dislocations

The apparatus used by the Greeks and Romans in the setting of fractures and the reduction of dislocations

by John Stewart Milne

Health, Healing, and Faith

Health, Healing, and Faith

by Russell H. Conwell

A Treatise on Fractures, Luxations, and Other Affections of the Bones

A Treatise on Fractures, Luxations, and Other Affections of the Bones

by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Desault

An essay on the influence of tobacco upon life and health

An essay on the influence of tobacco upon life and health

by R. D. (Reuben Dimond) Mussey

Tea and the effects of tea drinking

Tea and the effects of tea drinking

by W. Scott (William Scott) Tebb

Drugs that enslave : The opium, morphine, chloral and hashisch habits

Drugs that enslave : The opium, morphine, chloral and hashisch habits

by H. H. (Harry Hubbell) Kane

An essay on the government of children, under three general heads, viz. health, manners, and education

An essay on the government of children, under three general heads, viz. health, manners, and education

by James Nelson

The Plague at Marseilles Consider'd With Remarks Upon the Plague in General, Shewing Its Cause and Nature of Infection, with Necessary Precautions to Prevent the Speading of That Direful Distemper

The Plague at Marseilles Consider'd With Remarks Upon the Plague in General, Shewing Its Cause and Nature of Infection, with Necessary Precautions to Prevent the Speading of That Direful Distemper

by Richard Bradley

Poultry diseases Causes, symptoms and treatment, with notes on post-mortem examinations

Poultry diseases Causes, symptoms and treatment, with notes on post-mortem examinations

by E. J. (E. Jocelyn) Wortley

The Common Nature of Epidemics, and their relation to climate and civilization

The Common Nature of Epidemics, and their relation to climate and civilization

by Southwood Smith

A Southern Woman's Story

A Southern Woman's Story

by Phoebe Yates Pember

A Lecture on the Preservation of Health

A Lecture on the Preservation of Health

by Thomas Garnett

A Letter to the Parishioners of Fulham

A Letter to the Parishioners of Fulham

by R. G. (Robert George) Baker

Del governo della peste e della maniera di guardarsene

Del governo della peste e della maniera di guardarsene

by Lodovico Antonio Muratori

A Special Mortality among Infants at Loughton, in the Epping Rural Sanitary District

A Special Mortality among Infants at Loughton, in the Epping Rural Sanitary District

by Sir William Henry Power

Select Temperance Tracts

Select Temperance Tracts

by American Tract Society

A Book About Doctors

A Book About Doctors

by John Cordy Jeaffreson

Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools

Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools

by Francis M. (Francis Marion) Walters

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume II

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume II

by Various Authors

Parenthood and Race Culture: An Outline of Eugenics

Parenthood and Race Culture: An Outline of Eugenics

by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby

Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State For the Home Department, from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry Into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain; With Appendices

Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State For the Home Department, from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry Into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain; With Appendices

by Edwin Chadwick

Advice to a wife and mother in two parts : Embracing advice to a wife, and advice to a mother

Advice to a wife and mother in two parts : Embracing advice to a wife, and advice to a mother

by Pye Henry Chavasse

Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 1 (of 3)

Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 1 (of 3)

by John Ayrton Paris, J. S. M. (John Samuel Martin) Fonblanque

Object Lessons on the Human Body A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City

Object Lessons on the Human Body A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City

by Sarah F. (Sarah Frances) Buckelew, Margaret W. (Margaret Wiseham) Lewis

Religion And Health

Religion And Health

by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation

by Austin O'Malley

A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds

A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds

by Sir T. (Thomas) Longmore

Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep

Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep

by Henry M. (Henry Munson) Lyman

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899 Vol. LV, May to October, 1899

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899 Vol. LV, May to October, 1899

by Various Authors

Artificial Limbs

Artificial Limbs

by Auguste Broca, Charles Ducroquet