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Tag Archives: medieval medicine
Religious Influence on Medical Care, A Historical Perspective
A couple of recent court cases and the advent of recent changes to health insurance law have brought the issue of who controls the patient’s access to health care into the public mind, particularly in relation to religious freedom. Should … Continue reading
Galen: the father of medieval medicine
I touched briefly on Galen in my article “Skinning your Own Apes,” because the title of that piece was inspired by an odd detail I noted in one of his works. But the man himself deserves greater length. The theories … Continue reading
Posted in historical medicine, history, medieval, medieval technology, profiles
Tagged Galen, historical medicine, medieval, medieval medicine
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Skinning your Own Apes: Researching from Primary Sources
An article in the Stanford magazine this month talks about a new method of teaching history to high schoolers using primary source material, having the teens read several documents about an incident and draw their own conclusions based on the … Continue reading
Posted in books, fiction, historical medicine, history, medieval, research, worldbuilding, writing advice
Tagged fantasy, history, medieval, medieval medicine, research, resource, writing process
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Review: the Major Surgery Of Guy De Chauliac, a 14th century Surgeon’s Guide
the Major Surgery Of Guy De Chauliac by Leonard D. Rosenman My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is a terrible defect in my education that I do not read Latin–especially now that I am involved with research for my … Continue reading
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Tagged history, medieval, medieval medicine, review, surgery
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