I.V. Bobina, prof. D.M. Shiyan, assoc. prof. R.O. Sukhonosov Kharkiv National Medical University The article presents the history of the finds of artificially deformed skulls in Ukraine, archaeological unexpected remains in ancient Sarmatian burials near the Cimmerian Bosporus, Chersonese and Naples Scythian. The role of the professor – anatomist and anthropologist, founder of the Department…
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Scientific and pedagogical activities of the famous scientistpathophysiologist Danylo Ovsiiovych Alpern
Prof. M.S. Myroshnychenko, assoc. prof. Zh.M. Pertseva, I.V. Kyrychok, assoc. prof. V.O. Bibichenko, Y.A. Hromko, M.A. Liutenko, assoc. prof. M.O. Kuznetsova, M.A. Hladush Kharkiv National Medical University In the article, the authors analyzed the scientific and pedagogical activities of Danylo Ovsiiovych Alpern in the context of the development of Ukrainian medical education. The authors examined…
Arterial hypertension: from the understanding of the process of blood circulation to clinical care
Prof. O.M. Korzh, assoc. prof. B.A. Rogozhin Kharkiv National Medical University This article presents a systematic study of the development of medical technologies used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of arterial hypertension (AH) from the 17th century to the 1940s. It examines the evolution of blood pressure (BP) measurement techniques and their clinical application….
John Howard’s activities and memory of him in Southern Ukraine
Prof. V.S. Yermilov Mykolaiv Institute of Human Development, University «Ukraine» World-famous humanist and philanthropist John Howard arrived in Kherson in 1789 to familiarize himself with the conditions of detention of prisoners and medical care for the military and civilian population. As a result of this activity, he fell ill and died in January 1790. The…
The Evolution of the Kharkiv Forensic Medical Service over 228 Years of Its Existence
Y.M. Kravchenko1, prof. V.O. Olkhovsky1, prof. O.V. Dunayev2 1State Educational Service «Kharkiv Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination», Kharkiv Regional Society of Forensic Physicians and Criminologists1 2Kharkiv National Medical University The establishment and development of the Kharkiv Forensic Medical Service from 1797 to 2025 is highlighted, in particular the chronology of the introduction into practice…
Prosthetic care and rehabilitation of the wounded in the conditions of the modern war of independence of Ukraine: coverage of the experience of the first decade (2014-2024) in terms of history of science and technology
Prof. I. Robak1, assoc. prof. H. Demochko2 1National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» 2Kharkiv National Medical University The article deals with overview, assessment, and generalization of medical innovations in the area of prosthetic care and rehabilitation of the wounded that were established during the first decade (2014-2024) of the modern War of Independence of Ukraine….
In memory of professor V. I. Kononenko on the 95th anniversary of his birth
Assoc. prof. I.M. Kozachenko Kharkiv National Medical University The article is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Professor Vladyslav Illarionovych Kononenko, a prominent Ukrainian forensic physician, Doctor of Medical Sciences, and Honoured Scientist of Ukraine. His life path, scientific achievements, and contribution to forensic medicine and postgraduate medical education are highlighted. Key words: Kononenko V….
Petr Pavlovich Pelekhin (1790–1871) and Pavel Petrovich Pelekhin (1842–1918): from medical police to antiseptics
Assoc. prof. Yurii Vasyliev1, prof. Kostyantyn Vasyliev2 1Sumy State University 2Independent scientist This article explores the lives of two Pelekhins: father and son. New archival materials are used, along with a critical analysis of the literature on Peter Pelekhin and Pavel Pelekhin, allowing for the correction of errors, typos, and erroneous statements. Key words: medical…
The calling of a person. A message throughout the ages
Prof. N.A. Gaistruk1, Y.V. Vinohradska2, prof. A.N. Gaistruk1, V.V. Kokus1, M.M. Białoszycka3 1 Pirogov Higher Educational Institution of Vinnytsia National Medical University 2 Vinnytsia Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Valentyn Otamanovsky 3 Warminsko-Mazurski Uniwersytet, Collegium Medicum, Olsztyn, Polska The article highlights an important direction of information and bibliographic activity in the focus of the…
Department of Forensic Medicine of I.Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of Ministry of Health of Ukraine: History and Present
Prof. V.V. Franchuk, assoc. prof. S.V. Trach Rosolovska I.Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University The article presents the history of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Ternopil National Medical University. It provides the biographies and achievements of the heads of department and professors who made the greatest contribution to its advancement. Key words: forensic medicine,…
Evolution of views on hypertension nature and mechanisms of blood pressure regulation in a historical aspect (literature review) (the problem of hypertension through the prism of millennia or the story of a «silent killer»)
Ph.D. D.K. Myloslavsky Government Institution «L.T. Malaya Therapy National Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», Kharkiv, Ukraine The review of literature from foreign and native sources provides historical data on the mechanisms of blood pressure regulation through the prism of millennia, the main stages of the evolution of views on the…
Contribution of Ukrainian scientists to the arsenal of pharmaceuticals in the conditions of World War II
Prof. V. M. Gamaliia, prof S. P. Ruda State University of Infrastructure and Technologies, Kyiv Department of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology The article shows the participating researches of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in providing the army with medical care during World War II. Ukrainian scientists taught at the Bashkir Medical Institute,…
The contribution of Ukrainian doctors to the development of medical parasitology: a historical review based on archival sources of the library of the Vinnytsia National Medical University named after M. I. Pirogov
Assoc. prof. A.V. Biloshitska, senior lecturer I.V. Simonova, leading librarian L.B. Shchukin Vinnytsia National Medical University named after M.I. Pirogov The article presents a historical review of Ukrainian doctors’ contribution to the development of parasitology based on archival sources from the Pirogov VNMU Library, with special focus on little-known 19th-century publications. Key words: medical history,…
Museum work at Kharkiv National Medical University
Prof. V.V. Miasoiedov, O.V. Semenenko, assoc. prof. Zh.M. Pertseva, assoc. prof. R.O. Sukhonosov Kharkiv National Medical University The article documents the institutionalization of museum work at KhNMU and the creation in 2025 of the Complex “Museum of Medicine,” tracing collections since 1804, wartime challenges, formal recognition, initial results, constraints, and priorities. Key words: museum, Kharkiv…
Health management in Ukraine during the New Economic Policy of 1922–1928
Assoc. prof. Rohozhyn B.A. Ukrainian Academy of Medical History The study of the health care system in Ukraine during the New Economic Policy (1922-1928) was conducted. The systematic analysis of public policies, legislation, funding and the health management system was carried out. It has been established that the political decisions taken initiated the establishment of…
Rene Descartes and his contribution to the development of medical science and practice
Prof. О.A. Oparin Ukrainian Academy of the History of Medicine, Ukrainian Institute of Humanities The article traces the life and scientific path of Rene Descartes. His role in the development of medical science and practice is shown, his philosophical views and scientific concepts are analyzed. Key words: Rene Descartes, medicine, mechanics, faith, science. https://doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2025.01.010 Download.PDF…
А doctor from Yarmolynci, Adrian Baranetsky — founder of two medical scientific societies and a technical and industrial museum in Krakow
B.V. Tkach, head of the health care department of the Khmelnytskyi City Council NGO «Stepan Rudansky Medical Club» Dr. Adrian Baranetsky, a native of a poor noble family from Yarmolyniec, became the organizer of the Society of Polish Doctors in Paris and the Society of Podilsk Doctors in Kamianiec-Podilskyi, as well as the technical and…
Historical and chronological description of the development of social medicine in the reflection of the Kharkiv Higher Medical School of the XVIII–XXI centuries
Prof. V.A. Ognev, assoc. prof. O.V. Myakina, assoc. prof. N.M. Martynenko Kharkiv National Medical University Article deals with the analysis of published materials and archival documents dedicated to the formation of world and home Social Medicine since 18th up to 21st century and the contribution of Ukrainian scientists to its development. Key words: social hygiene,…
Unread page of professor Volodymyr Favr’s biography (to mark the doctor and scientist’s 150th anniversary)
Prof. I.Yu. Robak1, аssoc. prof. H.L. Demochko2 1 National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» 2 Kharkiv National Medical University This personalia is devoted to an episode of the turbulent life and work of Professor Volodymyr Favr, a prominent Kharkiv scientist, hygienist, and malaria specialist, whose 150th anniversary is being marked this year. It’s an entirely…
Formation and development of the sanitary organization in Kherson
Prof. V.S. Yermilov Mykolaiv Institute of Human Development (a separate subdivision of the higher education institution «Open International University of Human Development «Ukraine») The creation of the city sanitary organization by the Kherson city self-government in 1884–1886 and its formation (personnel, functional and financial) in 1887–1888 are highlighted. Key words: sanitary organization, sanitary doctors, sanitary…