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Dongui Bogam
The Dongui Bogam (; translated as "Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine") is a Korean book compiled by the royal physician, Heo Jun and was first published in 1613 during the Joseon period of Korea.
Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis
Aztec herbal manuscript
Kaitai Shinsho
book by Maeno Ryōtaku
Ending Aging
2007 non-fiction work by Aubrey de Grey
Trick or Treatment
book by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst
Autism's False Prophets
2008 non-fiction work by Paul A. Offit
Bad Pharma
essay by Ben Goldacre
The comprehensive book on medicine
Kitab al-Hawi or Al-Hawi or Kitāb al-Ḥāwī fī al-ṭibb translated as The Comprehensive Book on Medicine is an extensive medical encyclopedia authored by the Persian polymath Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865–925), commonly known in the West as Rhazes in the 10th century. This monumental work is a compendium of Greek, Syrian, and early Arabic medical knowledge, as well as some Indian medical practices.
Articella
thumb|Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Palatinus lat. 1102, fol. 3r. The Articella ('little art') or Ars medicinae ('art of medicine') is a Latin collection of medical treatises bound together in one volume that was used mainly as a textbook and reference manual between the 13th and the 16th centuries. In medieval times, several versions of this anthology circulated in manuscript form among medical students. Between 1476 and 1534, printed editions of the Articella were also published in several European cities.
Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
medical book by Ignaz Semmelweis
Flexner Report
1910 report on medical education