Medicine

Medicine (British English i/ˈmɛdsn/; American English i/ˈmɛdsn/) is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The word medicine is derived from Latin medicus, meaning "a physician". Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others.

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing, or an ancient philosopher and physician would apply bloodletting according to the theories of humorism. In recent centuries, since the advent of science, most medicine has become a combination of art and science (both basic and applied, under the umbrella of medical science). While stitching technique for sutures is an art learned through practice, the knowledge of what happens at the cellular and molecular level in the tissues being stitched arises through science.

Clinical Medicine

Clinical Medicine is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Royal College of Physicians. It was established in 1966 as the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was doubly named between 1998 and 2000, and since 2001 it has appeared as Clinical Medicine. The editor-in-chief is Humphrey Hodgson (UCL Medical School).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

  • Academic Search
  • Biological Abstracts
  • BIOSIS Previews
  • CINAHL
  • Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
  • Embase
  • Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed
  • Science Citation Index
  • Scopus
  • According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 1.685, ranking it 58th out of 156 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".

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