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A History of the World in12 Diseases focuses on the key diseases and infections that have shaped the modern world as we know it. This book chronicles the diseases that have changed the world, helped us to develop vaccines and technology, and ultimately altered the course of history. It includes...

The modern history of acupuncture and its enormous popularity in the United States, examining our ever-changing relationship with “alternative” medicine Since acupuncture first burst into the Western popular consciousness in the 1970s,the public has clamored to try it and doctors have...

The extraordinary story of Katharine McCormick, the feminist pioneer and benefactor who bankrolled the birth of the pill. For over six decades, women have taken the pill more than any other prescribed medicine in the world. Yet the woman who had the foresight and means to fund the pill's...

The riveting true story of the visionary doctor who pioneered the heart transplant—a once-controversial operation that caused a media firestorm, saved countless lives, and forced society to change what it means to die. In January 1968, a surgical team at Stanford University performed one of...

The History of Vaccination: Separating Fact from Fiction examines vaccination's development from eighteenth-century smallpox inoculation through the 1940s consolidation of medical authority. Drawing on primary sources, parliamentary records, and contemporary medical journals, it documents patterns typically absent from institutional accounts: vaccines contaminated with syphilis and tuberculosis, resistance movements whose sanitation-based approaches achieved lower mortality than vaccination, and the economic incentives that shaped public health policy.

Why would someone want to hang out with dead bodies? With curious anecdotes and unbelievable truth, funeral director Robert Webster reveals that answer and more, offering listeners entertaining and quirky stories gleaned from a life lived around death. Webster tackles those embarrassing...

The bizarre true story of the world’s first hand transplant, the surgeons who made it happen, and the compulsive thief who got a new set of fingerprints—and took them on the lam. When surgeons completed the world’s first hand transplant in 1998, it was supposed to be a moment of triumph...

A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find and harvest a poisonous Amazon vine, and how their work plundered local tribes and spurred the invention of new medicines. In the fall of 1938, a young, frail American explorer set off down a river in the western Amazon in search of curare...

The gripping, untold stories of three unsung Black physicians and their critical contributions to the field of medicine and American culture, from the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Medical Apartheid. Between 1847 and 1952, three New York City doctors transformed medicine...

In the tradition of Susannah Cahalan's Brain on Fire and Hadley Freeman's Good Girls, this is an intimate, deeply researched story of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) by the celebrated Smithsonian editor, memoirist, and essayist. Before I can tell you about the shock treatment, I should tell you...

A fascinating guide to the history of drugs and medicines, the science of how they work, and the way they've shaped healthcare and society Today, drugs are a ubiquitous tool in all our lives, from the highly specialised gene therapies used to treat hitherto incurable disease to the common...

Drawing on accounts of ordinary Americans, Hidden Terrors offers the first comprehensive history of the enigmatic illness behind the 1830s cholera pandemic—and its profound consequences for the nation. From 1832 to 1836, cholera erupted across US cities as well as in small towns, rural farms, prisons, and plantations. Its victims experienced ghastly symptoms—vomiting, explosive diarrhea, painful spasms, turning blue, and collapsing into comas—and often perished within hours of first becoming sick.

The story of the mavericks and scientists, crackpots and artistic visionaries who imagined a future where machines fuse with our minds As humanity and technology become ever more tightly interwoven, Wireheads explores the final and most intimate frontier: the brain, and the electronic devices...

A grassroots history of American medicine that shows how regular people were architects of medical knowledge and care. Most histories of medicine center doctors: the standard-bearers of expertise and innovation. Yet these narratives underplay the role that ordinary people have, and always have...

"Raj Panjabi is one of the smartest people around on health issues... and one of the best-placed people to guide us through this terrain and keep us safe." —Nicholas Kristof READ BY THE AUTHOR The essential guide for navigating crisis and uncertainty from the acclaimed physician who led the...

From the discovery of DNA repair mechanisms to the rise of epigenetic clocks, longevity science has transformed how we understand ageing, disease, and human resilience. Yet in an era flooded with anti-aging promises, miracle supplements, longevity clinics, and biohacking trends, scientific certainty is often claimed faster than the evidence can support.

Verken de geschiedenis van de psychiatrie en zie hoe sociaal stigma onze kijk op mentale gezondheid blijvend vormt. Deze invoelende psychologische reis biedt waardevolle inzichten voor wie complexe menselijke kwetsbaarheid beter wil doorgronden. Het is de perfecte audio-ervaring voor een moment...

Un'isteria di massa travolgente e danze senza fine creano un mistero storico carico di fascino e tensione palpabile. Perfetto per arricchire i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani con curiosità intellettuale, questo saggio ti catapulta nella Strasburgo del sedicesimo secolo. Tra vicoli affollati e paure...

Un nemico invisibile uccise più della Prima guerra mondiale, eppure questa devastante pandemia globale fu dimenticata. Ideale per accompagnare i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani con un ascolto educativo e profondo, questa narrazione ti immerge in un'Europa del 1918 ormai stremata, dove sistemi...

Mergulhe na história da medicina e entenda como uma pandemia global superou as mortes da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Perfeito para sua jornada de aprendizado durante o trajeto diário, este relato imersivo e intenso transporta você para um mundo exausto por conflitos bélicos. Acompanhe a rápida...