The complete online text of The Evolution of Modern Medicine by William Osler.

After Osler's death at the age of 70, the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet described him as the most significant medical personality of his day. Oddly, this giant of the healing profession was not known for any breakthrough discovery. Rathe...

The Canadian physician Sir William Osler (1849-1919) was outstanding in the principles and practice of medicine, contributed writings of classical quality, and collected an impressive library on the history of medicine. William Osler was born in Tecumseh...

Sir William Osler was a preeminent physician and medical educator who published more than a thousand medical, philosophical, and literary pieces and who spent his career at four universities, in three countries, and on two continents. In the course of te...

Dear Editor, The editorial by Dr. Shukla was thought provoking and timely.[1 ] Medicine, once considered a noble profession, is now losing its supremacy and gradually evolving as a business. The 'service' attitude has lost out to commercial gains. The 'brain-drain' problem continues...

Editorial Sports have influenced the public image of medicine to the extent that a new branch of medicine has evolved: sports medicine. In this article, I will explain how this development was spurred on by American football-particularly by the number and severity of...