A RECENT survey of early medical books published in America has disclosed the unique character of the type of literature made available to the public and the physicians by local printers in the ...

the Little House book that cites scarlet fever as the cause of Mary's blindness. "I don't believe medical science was far enough along in 1879 to put a label on her problem," he adds. "Much of ...

The New York investment banker spent the next few hours scanning rare medical books and scooped up about 20 that piqued his interest. Since that day three years ago, he has acquired hundreds more ...

these books delve into some of the wildest moments in medical history. For hundreds of years, the dancing plague remained a mystery. For two scorching summer months in Strasbourg, France ...

A San Diego County jury convicted Robert O. Young in February of practicing medicine without a license and willful abuse of an elder ...

In the 1930s, when Joanna (Jan) Raub Ripple was growing up in Raub households in Quarryville and then New Providence, she was attracted to her family’s medical books, particularly those ...

The book, about a family reunion where elders recount their life stories, including medical history, is resource for how to stay informed and how to show up for your family by sharing your own story.

The column was well-received, and the Seniors’ Centre offered to create a bound collection as Hefferon’s third book centred ...

The author was preparing to go out on tour for his latest novel, ‘Nightshade,’ which arrives in stores May 20.

Some parents were open to the idea. I remember visiting a teenager with EA/TEF; we sat down and spoke about her struggles and what she would want to see in a book. I engaged and collaborated with a ...

Though the book sometimes attempts to do too much—diving into scientific theories about the causes of Alzheimer’s, for example—its strength lies in Mr. Piller’s dramatic and damning ...