In this comprehensive and stimulating volume, the history of medicine is approached from a variety of perspectives to develop a well-rounded, objective overview. Historians examine the effects of society on medicine and of medicine on society and trace transformations in the the thought and practices of the medical and allied professions.

Introduction, RebeccaGreene; Chapter 1 Classical Antiquity: Medicine and Allied SciencesAn Update, ScarboroughJohn; Chapter 2 Western Medieval Medicine, M.GetzFaye; Chapter 3 The Marriage of Asclepius and Clio: Recent Studies in the Health Sciences of Early America, Robert I.Goler; Chapter 4 The History of Birth Control in the United States, EstherKatz; Chapter 5 Medical Care of Infants in the United States: A Review of Recent Historical Work, OppenheimerGerald;