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Exploring American healthcare through 50 historic treasures
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- ISBN: 9781538135464
- ISBN: 1538135469
- ISBN: 9781538135471
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xiv, 286 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2021]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unwashed groins and child labor: cancer in the early industrial age -- George Washington's toothbrush -- The age of the vaccine -- No wrong way to eat -- A pioneering operation -- Healing by a higher power -- Morton's ether inhaler and the advent of anesthesia -- Bitters and irregulars: alternative healing in the nineteenth century -- Blood shed after the battle: bleeding cups -- Under the surgeon's tent: the physician in the Civil War -- "Inflammatory mischief" meets antiseptic techniques -- Answering the milk question -- Skull shape and scientific racism -- "Health and comfort of body, with grace and beauty of form" -- East meets West in the medicine cabinet: a Chinese doctor in America -- The "cure" that wasn't -- Cocaine the medicine and the drug -- Don Pedrito, a legendary healer -- A wooden leg in a mechanized world -- A community doctor's legacy -- Carville, the "Louisiana leper home" -- The professional nurse only -- The pandemic of the century: the 1918 flu -- The Bubonic plague meets bacteriology -- Safe, simple, sure? The power of x-rays -- "Are you playing the health game?" -- The problem with "good" genes -- Machinery and machinations -- Diabetes: a fatal disease becomes chronic -- The tools of a contested trade: a midwife's kit -- Sipping on the sunshine vitamin -- Preemie care beyond the World's Fair -- The penicillin revolution -- Blood transfusion comes of age -- Insuring and ensuring health -- Nursing at war -- The science and politics of inhaling dust -- Health uplifted, health upended -- DDT: the double-edged sword -- The iron lung and the polio epidemics -- Two eras of change in pharmacy -- More than a metaphor: the straitjacket -- Changing ways of looking at the gut -- The pill's new era of choice (for some) -- Smoking under scrutiny -- Ed Roberts and the independent living movement -- Bypassing the heart -- False hopelessness or false hope: the early years of AIDS -- September 11 and emergency response -- Saving lives amid the opioid crisis. |
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| Subject: | Medical policy History Medical policy United States Medical care United States Health care reform Health Care Reform |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Exploring American Healthcare Through 50 Historic Treasures
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Table of Contents
Exploring American Healthcare Through 50 Historic Treasures
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
| Timeline of Objects | p. xi | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| 1 | Unwashed Groins and Child Labor: Cancer in the Early Industrial Age | p. 5 |
| 2 | George Washington's Toothbrush | p. 9 |
| 3 | The Age of the Vaccine | p. 13 |
| 4 | No Wrong Way to Eat | p. 19 |
| 5 | A Pioneering Operation | p. 23 |
| 6 | Healing by a Higher Power | p. 27 |
| 7 | Morton's Ether Inhaler and the Advent of Anesthesia | p. 31 |
| 8 | Bitters and Irregulars: Alternative Healing in the Nineteenth Century | p. 35 |
| 9 | Blood Shed after the Battle: Bleeding Cups | p. 41 |
| 10 | Under the Surgeon's Tent: The Physician in the Civil War | p. 45 |
| 11 | "Inflammatory Mischief" Meets Antiseptic Techniques | p. 49 |
| 12 | Answering the Milk Question | p. 53 |
| 13 | Skull Shape and Scientific Racism | p. 57 |
| 14 | "Health and Comfort of Body, with Grace and Beauty of Form" | p. 61 |
| 15 | East Meets West in the Medicine Cabinet: A Chinese Doctor in America | p. 65 |
| 16 | The "Cure" That Wasn't | p. 69 |
| 17 | Cocaine the Medicine and the Drug | p. 73 |
| 18 | Don Pedrito, a Legendary Healer | p. 77 |
| 19 | A Wooden Leg in a Mechanized World | p. 81 |
| 20 | A Community Doctor's Legacy | p. 85 |
| 21 | Carville, the "Louisiana Leper Home" | p. 89 |
| 22 | The Professional Nurse Only | p. 93 |
| 23 | The Pandemic of the Century: The 1918 Flu | p. 97 |
| 24 | The Bubonic Plague Meets Bacteriology | p. 101 |
| 25 | Safe, Simple, Sure? The Power of X-Rays | p. 105 |
| 26 | "Are You Playing the Health Game?" | p. 109 |
| 27 | The Problem with "Good" Genes | p. 113 |
| 28 | Machinery and Machinations | p. 117 |
| 29 | Diabetes: A Fatal Disease Becomes Chronic | p. 121 |
| 30 | The Tools of a Contested Trade: A Midwife's Kit | p. 125 |
| 31 | Sipping on the Sunshine Vitamin | p. 129 |
| 32 | Preemie Care beyond the World's Fair | p. 133 |
| 33 | The Penicillin Revolution | p. 137 |
| 34 | Blood Transfusion Comes of Age | p. 141 |
| 35 | Insuring and Ensuring Health | p. 145 |
| 36 | Nursing at War | p. 149 |
| 37 | The Science and Politics of Inhaling Dust | p. 153 |
| 38 | Health Uplifted, Health Upended | p. 157 |
| 39 | DDT: The Double-Edged Sword | p. 163 |
| 40 | The Iron Lung and the Polio Epidemics | p. 167 |
| 41 | Two Eras of Change in Pharmacy | p. 171 |
| 42 | More Than a Metaphor: The Straitjacket | p. 175 |
| 43 | Changing Ways of Looking at the Gut | p. 181 |
| 44 | The Pill's New Era of Choice (For Some) | p. 185 |
| 45 | Smoking under Scrutiny | p. 189 |
| 46 | Ed Roberts and the Independent Living Movement | p. 193 |
| 47 | Bypassing the Heart | p. 197 |
| 48 | False Hopelessness or False Hope: The Early Years of AIDS | p. 201 |
| 49 | September 11 and Emergency Response | p. 205 |
| 50 | Saving Lives amid the Opioid Crisis | p. 209 |
| Conclusion | p. 213 | |
| Notes | p. 215 | |
| Bibliography | p. 249 | |
| Index | p. 275 | |
| About the Author | p. 287 |
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