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 By Helen Bynum 17 May
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 By Helen Bynum 26 January
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 By Helen Bynum 19 January
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 By Helen Bynum 15 December
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 By Helen Bynum 25 August
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 By Helen Bynum 2 June
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 By Helen Bynum 17 March
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 By Helen Bynum 10 December
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 By Helen Bynum 29 October
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 By Helen Bynum 27 August
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 By Helen Bynum 20 August
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 By Helen Bynum 18 June
