Miraculous deliverance of Anne Green: an Oxford case of resuscitation in the seventeenth century.

The Role of Language in Accusations of Witchcraft in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spain

Linguistic factors played a significant role in the origin and spread of accusations of witchcraft in Early Modern Spain. The preoccupation with witches’ words is at its root a preoccupation about the power of speech and, to a great extent, of female speech. Studies in some Early European countries have connected aggressive female speech styles with accusations of witchcraft, and this article o...

Comparison of the Effect of Case Scenario Teaching Methods and Concept Map on Learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skills of Children in Nursing Students

Background and Objectives: Nurses must be sufficiently skilled in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of case scenario teaching methods and concept map on learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills among nursing students. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study consisting two-groups, before-after ...

Diagnosis of miracle or miraculous diagnosis? Comments on early modern understanding of unnaturalness.

The paper deals with certain aspects of healing miracles in the 17th century. In the beginning I outline methods recently developed in the history of medicine to deal with unnatural phenomena. I use division suggested by Anne-Marie Korte and comment on sceptical, apologetical and hermeneutical approach. Further I demonstrate difficulties which we face in study of miracles on two specific cases:...

Morality and Markets in the NHS

Since its establishment in 1948, the history of the National Health Service (NHS) has been characterized by organisational turbulence and system reform. At the same time, progress in science, medicine and technology throughout the western world have revolutionized the delivery of healthcare. The NHS has become a much loved, if much critiqued, national treasure. It is against this backdrop that ...

Anne Stobart, Household Medicine in Seventeenth-Century England (London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016), pp. 304, £21.99, paperback, ISBN: 978-1-472-58034-4.