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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 previously untold 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, doctors and the public alike have...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 acclaimed author of Billion Dollar Molecule and The Antidote, a revisionist, passionate history of the pharmaceutical industry, detailing how the nascent industry ushered in an age of cures. For the past thirty-five years, the acclaimed author Barry Werth has been covering one of the...

Double Emmy award-winning author Martin King takes you on an enthralling journey through the history of medicine on the battlefield, covering the battles of Ancient Rome, both World Wars, Vietnam and many more.

What happens when medicine's reputation for scientific authority exceeds the science behind its practice? Written during a transformative period in American medicine, Medicine is a provocative and fiercely skeptical examination of doctors, medical science, public health, and the rapidly changing...

A frontline doctor’s sweeping, deeply researched, and intimately written chronicle of the centuries-long effort to understand and effectively treat sepsis—one of history’s most lethal, misunderstood maladies and the leading cause of death for children worldwide. When presented with a patient with a severe infection, there is one question that everyone must ask themselves: Could it be sepsis?

Shatter exotic myths and dive into the gritty, fascinating reality of ancient history and hygiene along the Nile river. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive non-fiction journey explores how ordinary citizens and elite rulers actually lived, smelled, and stayed healthy. Whether you...

Experience medieval medical history, where surviving sudden disease meant relying on herbal healing and spiritual faith. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you from rural peasant cottages to wealthy royal courts. Witness how ordinary families battled festering...

Step into gritty medieval medical history, where surviving a brutal toothache required far more than just blind faith. Perfect for your daily commute, this visceral exploration shatters the popular myth of the endlessly groaning, mud-dwelling peasant. Immerse yourself in a surprisingly...

Experience the visceral medical history of the Old West, where a simple toothache became a brutal fight for survival. Perfect for a gripping commute, this immersive narrative nonfiction journey trades famous gunfights for the terrifying reality of frontier dentistry. Whether winding down for the...

Journey through the medical history of Ancient China, where spiritual rituals transformed into clinical healing science. Perfect for your commute, this immersive narrative transports you to smoky courtyards and imperial palaces where early healers battled disease and mortality. Experience the...

Discover the vivid reality of historical medicine in ancient Egypt, where empirical surgery and temple magic collide. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive audio journey transports curious minds straight into the clinics of the past. Feel the raw fear and profound relief of everyday...