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Dying to Have a Baby: The History of Childbirth
This three-page article by Dr. Ian Carr, Professor of Pathology, includes standard childbirth practice in the middle ages and some obstetric developments during the Renaissance.
Medical Misconceptions
Bryon Grigsby takes a fresh view of medieval medicine, discarding modern prejudices and seeking to understand the state of science from a clear perspective within a historical framework.
Medicine and Biology: Ancient Theories, Modern Bodies
Renaissance progression in the field of human health, from the Vatican Library.
Medicine in Chaucer's Time
Transcript from the Ockham's Razor radio broadcast of Dr. Henry Smith's look at the medieval approach to medicine.
Sketches by Leonardo da Vinci
These four sketches at the Tot-Art gallery reveal the Renaissance Man's superior grasp of human anatomy.
Women in Healing and the Medical Profession
Dr. Ian Carr provides a general overview of women in the history of medicine.
Arab Medical Schools during the 12th and 13th centuries
Extensive, scholarly article edited by Professors Maher Abd Al Kader M. Ali and Hamed Abdel-reheem Ead, online at the Alchemmy Virtual Library.
Arabic Influence On the Historical Development of Medicine
A brief survey of the medical contributions made by some of the most prominent people in Arabic Muslim cultural history, prepared by Professor Hamed A. Ead and placed online at the Alchemmy Virtual Library.

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