Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the
medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also …

Despite intriguing and suggestive clinical observations, no formal research has assessed the
possible sparing of musical recognition and memory in Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). A case …

Historians of medicine have struggled for centuries to make the case for history in medical
education. They have developed many arguments about the value of historical perspective, …

… Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of … The
three parts of Duffin's biography correspond to these books. First, she examines Laennec's …

… Physicianhistorian Jacalyn Duffin has examined Vatican sources on 1400 miracles from
six … Duffin shows that doctors increase in number; new technologies are embraced quickly; …

This study traces the average net income of Canadian physicians over 150 years to determine
the impact of medicare. It also compares medical income in Canada to that in the United …

‘Inflammatory bowel disease’ (IBD) sounds like a straightforward term — a disease of
inflammation in the bowel. However, the history of IBD reveals a story of a nefariously complex set …

The current dogma is that 2 billion individuals, making up a quarter of the world’s population,
are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1–4). It is thought that latent …

this research addressed the question: is musical memory preserved in dementia, specifically,
dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD)? Six tests involving different aspects of melody and …

Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it?
In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. …