Prof. M. A. Balaklytskyi V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Alternative medicine is a complex of manipulations based on unprovable premises that contradict the laws known to science. The popularity of these methods among the population, the public demand for them, the prospect of earning money cannot be a motive for misleading patients about the methods…
History of medicine
Reasoning about eugenics.
Dr. A. Peshelis Newbold Theological College (London, UK) The article considers the history and role of eugenics in the development of medical science. Key Words: eugenics, medicine, Darwinism. https://doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2022.01.033 Download.PDF (rus) For cite: Пешелис, А. Рассуждения по поводу евгеники // Східноєвропейський журнал внутрішньої та сімейної медицини. – 2022. – № 1. – С. 33-35. doi: 10.15407/internalmed2022.01.033 …
Activities of city self-government bodies in the field of health care
Prof. F.Ya. Stupak Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv) One of the main areas of work of city self-government bodies was medical and social assistance to the poor. Expenditures on public welfare and public health have become significant items of the city budget. Donations from entrepreneurs have been an important source of funding for health care…
F.F. Ergardt (1828-1895/1896) – Professor of the department of state medical science in Kyiv University of St. Vladimir
Prof. K. Vasyliev1, PHD Y.Vasyliev2 1Odessa National Medical University, 2Sumy State University The work highlights a number of gaps in the biography of F.F. Ergardt. At the same time the emphasis is on researching his academic career. Four stages of the academic service of F.F. Ergardt at the Kiev University of St. Vladimir are highlighted….
Vilém Dušan Lambl and Kharkiv: city, university and personality
Prof. O.A. Oparin, Assoc. prof. B.A. Rogozhin Ukrainian Academy of History of Medicine The article traces the life and creative period of the great Czech scientist Professor Lyambl, associated with his Kharkov period of life. He is presented not only as a scientist, but also as one of the brightest personalities of his time. Key…
Scientific heritage of Leonardo da Vinci and modern cardiology
Prof. O.M. Korzh Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Leonardo da Vinci’s research on human organs attracted his lifelong interest. His diagrams and sketches of the skull, skeleton, muscles and major organs make up countless pages of writing. Even more space in his personal diaries is occupied by theories about how all these human organs…
Lviv Medical Faculty 1661-1773
As.prof. Hrynovets V. S., As.prof. Telishevska UD. Lviv National Medical University named by Danylo Halytsky The article contains history of medicine in Lviv University from 1661 till 1773 and Jesuits role in future medicine development in Lviv. Presented data in the scientific article helps to understand the state of higher medical education of that time…
A life dedicated to dental science. Professor Makeev Valentin Fedorovich – 80.
As.prof. Hrynovets V. S., As.prof. Telishevska U.D. Lviv National Medical University named by Danylo Halytsky This year, the dental community had a great honor to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the outstanding personality of Ukrainian dentistry — doctor, scientist, organizer of the medical industry, teacher Valentin Fedorovich Makeev. Valentin Fedorovich – representative of the first…
Doctor-enlightener Kostya Solukha
Borys Tkach Head of the Health Department of Khmelnytsky City Council, NGO «Medical Club named after Stepan Rudansky», Khmelnytsky The article tells about the activity of the well-known public and educational figure Kostya Solukha in the field of health care of Podillya and the organization of higher education in Podillya. Key Words: Kostya Solukha, Prosvita,…
Yu.R. Pensky — surgeon and dean of the medical faculty of Kharkiv University
Pertseva Zh.M. Kharkiv National Medical University The article is devoted to the memory of Yu.R. Penskii, a famous surgeon and clinician of the late 19th — early 20th century and the last dean of Kharkiv University, who made a significant contribution to the development of the higher medical school in Kharkiv. Key Words: operative surgery,…
Professor P. I. Shatilov in memoriam: to the 100th anniversary of the death
As.prof. H. L. Demochko, Prof. I. Yu. Robak Kharkiv National Medical University The relevance of the study is caused by the fact that the personality of P. Shatilov does not have a sufficient scientific reflection in the literature from the standpoint and with the use of methods of studying medical local lore. In particular, historical…
The initiator of the Kharkiv Medical Society, professor W.F. Grube.
As.prof. Zh.P. Petrova Ukrainian Academy of Medical History The article considers the biography and professional path of the founder of the Kharkiv Medical Society, Professor W.F. Grube. The connection between his social and clinical activities is shown. Professor W.F. Grube headed the Kharkiv Medical Society (HMT) for 22 years. His position and work have identified…
Medieval plague pandemis
Prof. O.A. Oparin Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education In this work, on the basis of a comprehensive analysis in the field of world history, history of medicine, religious studies, a study of two medieval plague pandemics, features of their distribution, course and consequences was carried out. A close relationship is shown between the appearance…
A citizen of Byzantium in the «valley of the shadow of death» (Psalm 22:4)
Prof. S. B. Sorochan V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University The article attempts to generalize the ideas of specialists in Byzantine Studies about the causes and levels of mortality in Byzantium. Studies show that the average life expectancy was quite typical of ancient and medieval society and did not differ from the Neolithic era. Usually death…
Malaria as a biological weapon of nazi Germany during the Second world war.
As.prof. N.E. Khilmonchik, O. V. Mosin, A.V. Zhigimont, A.I. Verkhovodko Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus The article is devoted to the history of the use of specific biological weapons by Nazi Germany during the Second World War in the research in order to study the “most effective” methods of preventing and combating infections transmitted…
The development of biomedical gerontology in Ukraine – a historical priority
Prof. Stambler I. Vetek Association – Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Tel Aviv, Israel Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, it is important to remember the historical achievements of Ukrainian science, to honor the heroes of the science of the past and to draw inspiration from their achievements for the development of…
History of Kharkiv school of endocrinology
Prof. О.А. Goncharova Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education The article contains data on the creation and formation in Kharkiv of the V.Ya. Danilevsky Institute of Endocrine Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, its role in the development of domestic and world endocrinology. The personal contribution of the Institute’s scientists to…
Mens sana in corpore sano
Prof. K.M. Gamaliia National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv The article deals with the concept put forward by the professor of Kharkov University I.P. Skvortsov, according to which the health of the people, the preservation of which depends on the observance of hygiene standards, is the most important criterion of civilization. It is…
History of organization of the department of hygiene, medical police, medical geography and statistics at Kyiv University.
Prof. K.K. Vasyliev, As.prof. Y.V.Vasyliev Odesa National Medical University Sumy State University The work identifies the main stages of organizing the Department of Hygiene, Medical Police, Medical Geography and Statistics at the University of St. Vladimir in Kiev. In 1863, the issue of creating the Department was discussed at the meetings of the Faculty of…
Kharkiv medical society: flipping through the pages of history (to the 160th anniversary of the formation of the society).
As.prof. D.K. Miloslavsky Government Institution “L.T. Malaya Therapy National Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kharkiv, Ukraine The historical medical essay highlights the activities of Kharkiv healthcare institutions before and after the establishment of the Kharkiv Medical Society in 1861, provides data about its founders and outstanding personalities and the luminaries…