Great Discoveries in Medicine

A series of seventy entries provides an unrivaled account of the international evolution of medical knowledge and practice, now in paperback.

Sickness and health, birth and death, disease and cure: medicine and our understanding of the workings of our bodies and minds are an inextricable part of how we know who we are. With the science of healing now more vital than ever, as our bodies face new challenges from the globalizationof disease, environmental change, and increased longevity, Great ...