Medical History is a refereed journal devoted to all aspects of the history of medicine and health, with the goal of broadening and deepening the understanding of the field, in the widest sense, by historical studies of the highest quality. It is also the journal of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health. The membership of the Editorial Board, which includes senior members of the EAHMH, reflects the commitment to the finest international standards in refereeing of submitted papers and the reviewing of books. The journal publishes in English, but welcomes submissions from scholars for whom English is not a first language; language and copy-editing assistance will be provided wherever possible.

《Medical History》是一本由CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1957年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SSCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：人文科学 2区，小类学科：科学史与科学哲学 2区；卫生保健与服务 3区；该刊发文范围涵盖卫生保健与服务等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外卫生保健与服务工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为1.568，平均审稿速度>12周，或约稿。