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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

Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881

Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881

by Various Authors

A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia

A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia

by Marie E. (Marie Elizabeth) Zakrzewska

Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.

Climate and Health in Hot Countries and the Outlines of Tropical Climatology A Popular Treatise on Personal Hygiene in the Hotter Parts of the World, and on the Climates That Will Be Met Within Them.

by George Michael James Giles

The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method.

The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method.

by M. (Charles Gabriel) Le Clerc

De Vrouw: Haar bouw en haar inwendige organen

De Vrouw: Haar bouw en haar inwendige organen

by Aletta H. (Aletta Henriette) Jacobs

Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883

Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883

by Various Authors

Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.

by Various Authors

Jaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic application.

Jaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic application.

by I. Jaros

The principles and practice of modern surgery

The principles and practice of modern surgery

by Roswell Park

Vivisection

Vivisection

by Albert Leffingwell

The Sweating Sickness A boke or counseill against the disease commonly called the sweate or sweatyng sicknesse

The Sweating Sickness A boke or counseill against the disease commonly called the sweate or sweatyng sicknesse

by John Caius

Health Lessons, Book 1

Health Lessons, Book 1

by Alvin Davison

Rudimental Divine Science

Rudimental Divine Science

by Mary Baker Eddy

Lysistrata : or, Woman's future and future woman

Lysistrata : or, Woman's future and future woman

by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici

London (Ancient and Modern) from the Sanitary and Medical Point of View

London (Ancient and Modern) from the Sanitary and Medical Point of View

by George Vivian Poore

Detection of the Common Food Adulterants

Detection of the Common Food Adulterants

by Edwin M. Bruce

Medica Sacra Or, A Commentary on the Most Remarkable Diseases Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures

Medica Sacra Or, A Commentary on the Most Remarkable Diseases Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures

by Richard Mead

Portraits of Dr. William Harvey

Portraits of Dr. William Harvey

by Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain)

Ellis's Primary Physiology; Or, Good Health for Boys and Girls

Ellis's Primary Physiology; Or, Good Health for Boys and Girls

by Edward Sylvester Ellis

The American Practitioner and News. Vol. XXV. No. 3. Feb. 1, 1898 A Semi-Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery

The American Practitioner and News. Vol. XXV. No. 3. Feb. 1, 1898 A Semi-Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery

by Various Authors

Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure

Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure

by J.-F. (Jean-François) Dancel

The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1886

The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1886

by Various Authors

The City That Was

The City That Was

by Stephen Smith

The Brooklyn Medical Journal. Vol. II. No. 2. Aug., 1888

The Brooklyn Medical Journal. Vol. II. No. 2. Aug., 1888

by Various Authors

Sewage and Garbage Disposal on the Farm

Sewage and Garbage Disposal on the Farm

by J. W. (John Wesley) Rockey, Joseph Winslow Simons

The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 5, March 1886

The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 5, March 1886

by Various Authors

The Journal-Lancet, Vol. XXXV, No. 5, March 1, 1915 The Journal of the Minnesota State Medical Association and Official Organ of the North Dakota and South Dakota State Medical Associations

The Journal-Lancet, Vol. XXXV, No. 5, March 1, 1915 The Journal of the Minnesota State Medical Association and Official Organ of the North Dakota and South Dakota State Medical Associations

by Various Authors

The Cholera: the claims of the poor upon the rich

The Cholera: the claims of the poor upon the rich

by Thomas Beggs

Sairaanhoitajan maailmasta

Sairaanhoitajan maailmasta

by Sophie Mannerheim

Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. II

Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. II

by Erasmus Darwin

A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine

by Sir James Elliott

Glaucoma : A symposium presented at a meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913

Glaucoma : A symposium presented at a meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913

The reason why : a careful collection of many hundreds of reasons for things which, though generally believed, are imperfectly understood. A book of condensed scientific knowledge for the million

The reason why : a careful collection of many hundreds of reasons for things which, though generally believed, are imperfectly understood. A book of condensed scientific knowledge for the million

by Robert Kemp Philp

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2

by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)

Elements of Surgery

Elements of Surgery

by Robert Liston

Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions

Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions

by William Walker Atkinson

Tics and Their Treatment

Tics and Their Treatment

by Henry Meige, E. (Eugène) Feindel

傷寒論

傷寒論

by active 168-196 Zhongjing Zhang

The diagnostics and treatment of tropical diseases

The diagnostics and treatment of tropical diseases

by E. R. (Edward Rhodes) Stitt

Poisonous Snakes of Texas and First Aid Treatment of Their Bites Bulletin No. 31

Poisonous Snakes of Texas and First Aid Treatment of Their Bites Bulletin No. 31

by John E. Werler

Histology of the Blood, Normal and Pathological

Histology of the Blood, Normal and Pathological

by Paul Ehrlich, Adolf Lazarus

Technic and Practice of Chiropractic

Technic and Practice of Chiropractic

by Joy Maxwell Loban

Fear

Fear

by A. (Angelo) Mosso

Old Age Deferred The causes of old age and its postponement by hygienic and therapeutic measures

Old Age Deferred The causes of old age and its postponement by hygienic and therapeutic measures

by Arnold Lorand

The Dawn of Modern Medicine An Account of the Revival of the Science and Art of Medicine Which Took Place in Western Europe During the Latter Half of the Eighteenth Century and the First Part of the Nineteenth

The Dawn of Modern Medicine An Account of the Revival of the Science and Art of Medicine Which Took Place in Western Europe During the Latter Half of the Eighteenth Century and the First Part of the Nineteenth

by Albert H. (Albert Henry) Buck

Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886

Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886

by Various Authors

Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891

Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891

by Various Authors

The Apothecary in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg Being an Account of his medical and chirurgical Services, as well as of his trade Practices as a Chymist

The Apothecary in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg Being an Account of his medical and chirurgical Services, as well as of his trade Practices as a Chymist

by Thomas K. Ford

Foods; nutrition and digestion

Foods; nutrition and digestion

by Susanna Cocroft

Deadly Adulteration and Slow Poisoning Unmasked Disease and Death in the Pot and Bottle

Deadly Adulteration and Slow Poisoning Unmasked Disease and Death in the Pot and Bottle

by Anonymous

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension, with Chapters on Blood Pressure 3rd Edition.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension, with Chapters on Blood Pressure 3rd Edition.

by Louis M. (Louis Marshall) Warfield

La Radiologie et La Guerre

La Radiologie et La Guerre

by Marie Curie

Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles

Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles

by Valentin Haüy

Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 2 (of 3)

Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 2 (of 3)

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

Sewage and sewerage of farm homes [1922]

Sewage and sewerage of farm homes [1922]

by George M. (George Milton) Warren

What Is Christian Science?

What Is Christian Science?

by M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women

by Elizabeth Blackwell

Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854

Cholera and the Water Supply in the South Districts of London in 1854

by John Snow

A Statement of Facts Tending to Establish an Estimate of the True Value and Present State of Vaccination

A Statement of Facts Tending to Establish an Estimate of the True Value and Present State of Vaccination

by Sir Gilbert Blane

Practical Points in Anesthesia

Practical Points in Anesthesia

by Frederick-Emil Neef

Obstetrics for Nurses

Obstetrics for Nurses

by Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed

An Essay on Contagious Diseases more particularly on the small-pox, measles, putrid, malignant, and pestilential fevers

An Essay on Contagious Diseases more particularly on the small-pox, measles, putrid, malignant, and pestilential fevers

by Clifton Wintringham

Medical experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries

Medical experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries

by W. S. Thorne

Rules and directions for the employment of injections in various diseases

Rules and directions for the employment of injections in various diseases

by Thomas Lewis

An Essay on the Effects of Opium. Considered as a Poison

An Essay on the Effects of Opium. Considered as a Poison

by John Awsiter

The Charitable Pestmaster; Or, The Cure of the Plague Conteining a few short and necessary instructions how to preserve the body from infection of the plagve, as also to cure those that are infected. Together with a little treatise concerning the cure of the small pox.

The Charitable Pestmaster; Or, The Cure of the Plague Conteining a few short and necessary instructions how to preserve the body from infection of the plagve, as also to cure those that are infected. Together with a little treatise concerning the cure of the small pox.

by Practitioner in physick Thomas Sherwood

Veien til Skjønhed, Sundhed og et Langt Liv

Veien til Skjønhed, Sundhed og et Langt Liv

by Boyd Laynard

Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented

Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented

by William Tebb, Edward Perry Vollum

Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.

Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.

by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham

The nutrition of man

The nutrition of man

by R. H. (Russell Henry) Chittenden

Nervous ills, their cause and cure

Nervous ills, their cause and cure

by Boris Sidis

A Woman's Quest: The life of Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D.

A Woman's Quest: The life of Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D.

by Marie E. (Marie Elizabeth) Zakrzewska

The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University

The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University

by Robert Peter

William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood

William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood

by Thomas Henry Huxley

Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson

Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects

Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects

by Henry N. (Henry Newell) Guernsey

Power Through Repose

Power Through Repose

by Annie Payson Call

Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887

Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887

by Various Authors

Getting ready to be a mother : a little book of information and advice for the young woman who is looking forward to motherhood

Getting ready to be a mother : a little book of information and advice for the young woman who is looking forward to motherhood

by Carolyn Conant Van Blarcom

A Collection of Chirurgical Tracts

A Collection of Chirurgical Tracts

by William Beckett

The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook

The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook

by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois

What Every Girl Should Know

What Every Girl Should Know

by Margaret Sanger

Greek Biology & Greek Medicine

Greek Biology & Greek Medicine

by Charles Singer

Sketches from the history of medicine, ancient and modern An oration delivered before the Hunterian Society

Sketches from the history of medicine, ancient and modern An oration delivered before the Hunterian Society

by W. Sedgwick (William Sedgwick) Saunders

Hints to Husbands: A Revelation of the Man-Midwife's Mysteries

Hints to Husbands: A Revelation of the Man-Midwife's Mysteries

by George Morant

A treatise on foreign teas Abstracted from an ingenious work, lately published, entitled An essay on the nerves

A treatise on foreign teas Abstracted from an ingenious work, lately published, entitled An essay on the nerves

by Hugh Smith

Medicina Flagellata; Or, The Doctor Scarify'd

Medicina Flagellata; Or, The Doctor Scarify'd

by Anonymous

Government by the Brewers?

Government by the Brewers?

by Adolph Keitel

Dr. Southwood Smith: A Retrospect

Dr. Southwood Smith: A Retrospect

by Gertrude Hill Lewes

Health Work in the Public Schools

Health Work in the Public Schools

by Leonard Porter Ayres, May Ayres

An account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor : and an account of the great benefit of ventilators in many instances, in preserving the health and lives of people, in slave and other transport ships ... also an account of the good effect of blowing showers of air up through milk, thereby to cure the ill taste which is occasioned by some kinds of food of cows.

An account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor : and an account of the great benefit of ventilators in many instances, in preserving the health and lives of people, in slave and other transport ships ... also an account of the good effect of blowing showers of air up through milk, thereby to cure the ill taste which is occasioned by some kinds of food of cows.

by Stephen Hales

The house we live in : or, The making of the body

The house we live in : or, The making of the body

by Vesta J. Farnsworth

Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness

Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness

by James Townley

Sciências Naturaes Pela Redacção da «Educação Nacional»

Sciências Naturaes Pela Redacção da «Educação Nacional»

by Anonymous

Cancer: Its Cause and Treatment, Volume 2 (of 2)

Cancer: Its Cause and Treatment, Volume 2 (of 2)

by Lucius Duncan Bulkley

A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.

A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.

by W. J., Piemontese Alessio

The conquest of cancer

The conquest of cancer

by H. W. S. (Henry Wardel Snarey) Wright

Birth control and the state : A plea and a forecast

Birth control and the state : A plea and a forecast

by C. P. (Charles Paton) Blacker

Consumption Curable: Observations on the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases

Consumption Curable: Observations on the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases

by Henry Congreve