Know-it-all medicine
Subtitle: the 50 crucial milestones, treatments & technologies in the history of health, each explained in under a minute
By: editor, Dr. Gabrielle M. Finn ; contributors, Philip Cox [and five others]
Series: Know-it-all; Know-it-all
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781577151494
Subjects: Medicine; Pictorial works; History
Other titles: Medicine
Description: "Fifty crucial milestones, treatments, and technologies in the history of health, each explained in a minute. And is it true that technology now allows reconstructive surgery to use customized 3D-printed body parts? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Know It All: Medicine, an intriguing visit to the world of illness and those who treat it. It takes the reader on an engrossing journey from the first "medicines" to today's keyhole surgery, bionic limbs, and breakthrough drug treatments. It's an essential and engaging read for anyone who wants to know more about the contemporary state of medicine, and what the future may hold for medicine and its practitioners."--provided by Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early & non-traditional medicine; title: Landmark advances; title: Imaging & technology; title: Treatments, therapies & procedures; title: Diseases; title: Roles in medicine; title: Drugs.