A Journey through the Medical Literature of 19th Century India

2002 ◽  
pp. 179-192
Author(s):  
Arsampalai Vasantha
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature

scholarly journals The regulation of midwives in England, c.1500–1902

2020 ◽  
pp. 096853322097617
Author(s):  
Sarah Fox ◽  
Margaret Brazier
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Statutory Authority ◽  
History Of ◽  
Informal Regulation ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Statutory Regulation ◽  
The Church ◽  
Subordinate Role

Throughout the 19th century, midwives were depicted as incompetent slatterns in both popular imagery and medical literature. We examine how, between 1500 and 1800, midwifery was regulated by a combination of formal licensing by the Church and informal oversight within the community. We argue that episcopal licensing demanded that midwives demonstrate knowledge and competence in midwifery, not only that they were spiritually fit to baptise dying infants. Although episcopal licensing lacked statutory authority, the symbiosis of formal and informal systems of regulation ensured good midwifery practice and midwives were regarded as experts in all matters relating to childbirth. The Midwives Act 1902 introduced statutory regulation of midwives, restoring their ‘professional status’ if in a subordinate role. We show that the history of the regulation of midwives across four centuries casts light on the interplay between formal and informal regulation and matters of gender and professional status.

Cardioliths in 19th century medical literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (C) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Gregory Tsoucalas ◽  
Theodoros G. Papaioannou ◽  
Charalampos Vlachopoulos ◽  
Marianna Karamanou
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature

scholarly journals The Ontario Medical Library Association 1887–1907

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
David S Crawford
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Library Associations ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Current Medical Literature

In the 19th century it was difficult for the growing number of medical practitioners in North America to access current medical literature. Various ways were suggested to solve this problem; one of them was the creation of physician-run medical library associations. After other failed attempts, Ontario physicians formed the Ontario Medical Library Association (OMLA) in 1887. In 1907 the OMLA became the nucleus of the Academy of Medicine, Toronto.

Pierre Briquet: 19th Century Savant with 20th Century Ideas*

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 418-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
François M. Mai
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature

This paper describes what is known about Briquet's life and character based on obituaries published in medical literature shortly after his death. It reviews his later writings on hysteria and integrates these with the Treatise published in 1859. Finally it summarizes the opinions of his immediate successors such as Charcot, Richer, de la Tourette and Janet; all of whom referred favourably to Briquet in the course of their writings on hysteria.

Self-Help Medical Literature in 19th-Century Canada and the Rhetorical Convention of Plain Language

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Connor
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Plain Style ◽  
Medical Textbook

In earlier centuries, authors of medical works intended for popular readers defended their use of the vernacular against potential criticism from their learned colleagues. Scholars have shown that by the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries such defence reflected rhetorical posturing more than political reality. This article examines self-help medical literature in 19th-century Canada, revealing that authors adopted a similar stance in writing for the public. Not only did this rhetorical convention continue, but it also did not assure adoption of the plain style advocated. Moreover, a comparison of their style with that of medical textbook authors reveals few real differences.

Awaking insomnia: sleeplessness in the 19th century through medical literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-347
Author(s):  
Gaspard Aebischer ◽  
Philip Alexander Rieder
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Medical Discourse ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Scientific Attention ◽  
The 19Th Century

Sleep disorders have received growing public and scientific attention in the last decades. Scientific research and publications on sleeplessness are ongoing and considerable progress has been made on the medical understanding of sleep. And yet, insomnia affects an ever-growing number of people around the globe and remains both a difficult and common complaint general practitioners have to deal with on a daily basis. Sleeplessness is not new, although its transformation from a state of accepted wake to that of exasperating insomnia is a relatively recent transition in which, this article argues, Western medicine took an active part. In the 19th century, the theorisation of different nervous disorders and later of neurasthenia shaped the transformation of insomnia from a constituent of everyday life into a pathology. Based on research in French medical journals published in the second half of the 19th century, this article retraces a succession of medical paradigms for sleeplessness, including ‘symptomatic insomnia’, ‘nervous insomnia’ and interestingly, ‘insomnia’ as a key element in neurasthenia theories. The analysis of medical discourse in all successive theories reveals the decisive influence of physicians in the medicalisation of insomnia, their sociocultural representations echoing patient’s complaints as well as professional imperatives.

scholarly journals Scientific Life of Hakim Mohammed Azam Khan Rampuri Chashti; Custodian of Indo-Iranian Medicine During the 19th Century Changes of Indian Subcontinent

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoorieh Afsharipur ◽  
Somayyeh Pakbaz ◽  
Mahdi Shahriari ◽  
Seyyed Alireza Golshani ◽  
Alireza Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
North East ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
East Of Iran ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Scientific Life

Indo-Iranian medicine dates back to a couple of centuries ago. The Gurkanies’ movement from Iran and Transoxiana to India introduced the Persian language to India, and the scientific language changed from Arabic and Sanskrit to this language. Iranian medicine has had a remarkable influence on the Indian Subcontinent, a sign of which is the elevated medical literature written in this language. Hakim Mohammad Azam Khan was born in 1813 AD.  His ancestors were great sages of Khorasan (in north east of Iran) and then migrated to Afghanistan and India. Since he lived in the late 19th AD century, he had access to many Iranian traditional books. He provided rich sources of traditional medicine for the next generation by publishing traditional medicine books and traditional pharmacology. He wrote great books such as the Exir Azam (a comprehensive medical encyclopedia), Romouz Azam (a general book on medicine), Qarabadin Azam (Pharmacopeia). With his profound 19th century orientalist approach that emphasized safeguarding the Persian language, he created numerous works in the field of medicine, making him the most serious custodian of Indo-Iranian medicine in India. The present study reviews the scientific life of a contemporary famous author of Indo-Iranian medical literature written in Persian Language.

Early clinicopathologic description of nodoparanodopathy in the 19th century

Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (18) ◽  
pp. 788-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Mathis ◽  
Gwendal Le Masson ◽  
Jean-Michel Vallat
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
Nodal Region ◽  
Autoimmune Attack ◽  
The 19Th Century

Nodoparanodopathy is a recent concept in the field of peripheral neuropathy, corresponding to peripheral nerve disorders stemming from an autoimmune attack directed and limited to the nodal region. This concept was identified using modern techniques of electrophysiology, immunology, and pathology (including electron microscopy). We present here what we believe to be the earlier well-documented case of nodoparanodopathy in the medical literature, based on an article written by Samuel Gilbert Webber (1838–1926) in 1884.

A Trial Consultant's View of the Medical Expert Witness

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Deborah Rutt ◽  
Kathyrn Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Expert Witness ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Good Teacher ◽  
Medical Expert ◽  
Medical Terms ◽  
Medical Issues

Abstract Physicians who use the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) often serve as medical expert witnesses. In workers’ compensation cases, the expert may appear in front of a judge or hearing officer; in personal injury and other cases, the physician may testify by deposition or in court before a judge with or without a jury. This article discusses why medical expert witnesses are needed, what they do, and how they can help or hurt a case. Whether it is rendered by a judge or jury, the final opinions rely on laypersons’ understanding of medical issues. Medical expert testimony extracts from the intricacies of the medical literature those facts the trier of fact needs to understand; highlights the medical facts pertinent to decision making; and explains both these in terms that are understandable to a layperson, thereby enabling the judge or jury to render well-informed opinions. For expert witnesses, communication is everything, including nonverbal communication that critically determines if judges and, particularly, jurors believe a witness. To these ends, an expert medical witnesses should know the case; be objective; be a good teacher; state opinions clearly; testify with appropriate professional demeanor; communicate well, both verbally and nonverbally; in verbal communications, explain medical terms and procedures so listeners can understand the case; and avoid medical jargon, finding fault or blaming, becoming argumentative, or appearing arrogant.

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