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      Clio in the Clinic: History in Medical Practice

      Clio in the Clinic shows how knowledge of history can shape a physician’s view of the profession and how it can be a surprising asset at the bedside for diagnosis…

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      Langstaff: A Nineteenth-Century Medical Life

      Jacalyn Duffin

      A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40…

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      Stanley’s Dream: The Medical Expedition to Easter Island

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      The story of a passionate attempt to capture the entire biosphere of an isolated community facing ecological transformation.

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      COVID-19: A History

      Jacalyn Duffin

      COVID-19: A History presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. Jacalyn Duffin’s broad approach ranges from medical interventions, such as the development of tests, treatments…

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      Lovers and Livers: Disease Concepts in History

      Jacalyn Duffin

      In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease.

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      History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction

      Jacalyn Duffin

      The third edition of this bestselling introduction to medical history has been thoroughly updated to include recent scholarship and new events in major fields of medical endeavor.

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      To See with a Better Eye: A Life of R. T. H. Laennec

      Jacalyn Duffin

      Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine’s most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography…

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      To See with a Better Eye: A Life of R. T. H. Laennec

      Jacalyn Duffin

      Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec is best known for his invention of the stethoscope. This biography relies on a foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of hand-written patient…

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      Clio in the Clinic: History in Medical Practice

      Clio in the Clinic shows how knowledge of history can shape a physician’s view of the profession and how it can be a surprising asset at the bedside for diagnosis…

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      SARS in Context: Memory, History, and Policy

      Jacalyn Duffin,Arthur Sweetman,Arthur Sweetman,Arthur Sweetman

      Presents an analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak by physicians involved in the crisis, historians, and policy experts. In answer to questions about lessons from the past, this work examines…

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      Medical Saints: Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World

      Jacalyn Duffin (Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine, Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine, Queen's University)

      This book is an exploration of illness and healing experiences in contemporary society through the veneration of saints, primarily the twin doctors Saints Cosmas and Damian.

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      Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints, and Healing in the Modern World

      Jacalyn Duffin (Hannah Professor, Hannah Professor, Queen's University Cross-appointments in Departments of Medicine, Philosophy, and History and Faculty of Education)

      Jacalyn Duffin has examined either the full testimony or the Vatican summaries of more than 670 miracles reported in 35 countries on six continents from the late 17th century to…

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