History of Health and Illness – serie
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Schizophrenia
An Unfinished History
Av Orna Ophir
Inbunden, 2022
266 kr
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Throughout the world, schizophrenia is a diagnosis now in decline, representing a radical shift in our historical and medical understanding of madness and mental distress. But what does this medical term, first coined by a Swiss psychiatrist in 1908, mean? And why is it increasingly unpopular among …
Insulin
A Hundred-Year History
Inbunden, 2023
258 kr
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In 1922, an unlikely team of researchers in Toronto made one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the century: insulin. Their discovery seemed miraculous. When it was given to diabetic patients on the brink of death, their condition rapidly improved. Those present could barely believe …
Exposed
The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam
Av Wendy Kline
Inbunden, 2024
367 kr
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The pelvic exam. If you’ve ever had one, you’re probably already wincing. It might be considered a routine medical procedure, but for most of us, it is anything from unpleasant to traumatic. In Exposed, noted historian Wendy Kline uncovers the procedure’s fascinating—and often disturbing—history. …
Schizophrenia
An Unfinished History
Av Orna Ophir
Häftad, 2025
176 kr
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Throughout the world, schizophrenia is a diagnosis now in decline, representing a radical shift in our historical and medical understanding of madness and mental distress. But what does this medical term, first coined by a Swiss psychiatrist in 1908, mean? And why is it increasingly unpopular among …
