History of Medicine

"The facts are often fascinating and the prose is lively and accessible, guaranteeing interesting reading even for those on the receiving end of the stethoscope."

-- Debby Waldman * Quill and Quire *

"The first readers of this History of Medicine should be medical students. As the director of a history of medicine program I welcome this book, for at last I have a good textbook to recommend ... It should be bought by, or better still, presented to each Canadian medical student as a reward for acceptance into medical school."

-- Peter Warren * Canadian Medical Association Journal *

"A rollicking ride through the history of medicine ... Each chapter represents the tried-and-true teaching methods of the author ... [these], combined with the author's lucid writing style and often humorous approach, made me envious of Duffin's students."

-- Hughes Evans * Isis *

"Duffin's book is not only concise but also entertaining and enlightening ... a valuable, good-natured overview of a large topic that challenges everyone who teaches the history of medicine to do a better job."

-- Barron H. Lerner * Journal of the History of Medicine *

"This book is a superbly crafted volume readily accessible to the medical students for whom it was intended but equally rewarding to historians of all stripes for its wide-ranging and insightful discussions of the development of medicine from antiquity to Ebola and AIDS ... a reminder of the splendor and fascination of healing and its lengthy and compelling history."

-- Susan E. Lederer * Canadian Bulletin of Medical History *

"As a textbook it is not scandalously short, but great, concise, and straightforward. Recommended!"

-- Charlotte Haug * Journal of Norwegian Medical Association