Visualizing Disease: The Art and History of Pathological Illustrations, by Domenico Bertoloni Meli
Depictions of sick human bodies were valuable in advancing medical knowledge, says Helen Bynum
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The Microbes Fight Back: Antibiotic Resistance, by Laura Bowater
Only diligence and vigilance can keep us ahead of microorganisms that make us ill, Helen Bynum says
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Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery, by Jonathan Lamb
Helen Bynum on a multilayered tale of an illness’ history that takes in art, science and more
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Viruses: More Friends than Foes, by Karin Moelling
An expert’s personal guide helps Helen Bynum to get better acquainted with the fascinating ubiquitous microorganisms that live on and in us
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Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, by Jennifer A. Reich
Helen Bynum on a study of current immunisation practices in North America and the rise of the home-grown expert
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Adventures of a Female Medical Detective in Pursuit of Smallpox and Aids, by Mary Guinan with Anne D. Mather
A punchy whodunnit is backed with plain talk of misogyny, says Helen Bynum
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Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels: How the Two Lives of Grace Oakeshott Defined an Era, by Jocelyn Robson
Helen Bynum on what made a married woman committed to the cause walk away from it all
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Microbes and the Fetlar Man: The Life of Sir William Watson Cheyne, by Jane Coutts
The work of a medical pioneer is painted on a canvas rich in domestic detail, says Helen Bynum
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Making Nature: The History of a Scientific Journal, by Melinda Baldwin
Helen Bynum lauds an exploration of the moral and social aspects of science through the evolution of a leading publication
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The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care, by John Foot
Helen Bynum welcomes a study of the psychiatrist who ended the jail-like seclusion of patients
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Discovering Tuberculosis: A Global History, 1900 to the Present, by Christian W. McMillen
Helen Bynum on the unending battle to control one of the most infectious diseases in the world
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Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine, by Paul A. Offit
Helen Bynum on a doctor who is gently but firmly arguing against those who are harming children’s health through their religion