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Breakthough!, How The 10 Greatest Discoveries In Medicine Saved Millions And Changed Our View Of The World (2010)

by Jon Queijo(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Pearson Education Inc. publishing as FT Press Science

review 1: An interesting take on what are classed as the most important medical breakthroughs in history and as the author points out many of them could be taken away and others added in depending on who you asked. The ones provided make interesting reading and detailed, well explained case studies to back up comments made. There was limited use of technical language making it easy for anyone to access and understand, allowing them to partake in the debate of what is an important breakthrough and what isn’t. It was very informative without being patronising, and I actually felt like I learnt something during reading, especially about the development of mental health issues which is still something that society seems to think needs to be left unspoken. It is also amazing how fa... morer medicine has come in the last 50-60 years ago with many of the techniques being used previous to that seeming almost barbaric now. A real eye-opener.
review 2: Feeling like I was indulging in too much light reading I went to this non-fiction that I'd had on my Nook for some time. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the 10 medical breakthroughs: first physician. discovery of sanitation, germs, anesthesia, x-rays, vaccines, antibiotics, genetics, medicines for the mind, rediscovery of alternative medicine. The author uses numerous anecdotes about patients, doctors and researchers to illustrate the importance and process of each discovery, making the book readable for the lay reader. I found a number of thought provoking issues including the medical field's resistance to new discoveries and research and the balance between cure and care. less

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