30-Second Medicine
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30-Second Medicine

The 50 crucial milestones, treatments and technologies in the history of health, each explained in half a minute

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 31 Dec |Learn more

30-Second Medicine

The 50 crucial milestones, treatments and technologies in the history of health, each explained in half a minute

About this book

What does the Hippocratic oath actually say? Who originally discovered antibiotics? 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 many others in 30-Second 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”, drawn direct from the natural world , 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 where it may go next.

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30-Second Anatomy
Gabrielle M. Finn
(Ivy Press, 2013)
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Maggie Norris and Donna Rae Siegfried
(Wiley, 2011)
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Roy Porter
(Penguin, 2003)
BMA New Guide to Medicine & Drugs
Dr Kevin M. O’Shaughnessy (Chief medical editor)
(Dorling Kindersley, 2015)
The Cambridge History of Medicine
Roy Porter
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
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Richard Barnett
(Thames & Hudson, 2015)
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Henry Gray
(Barnes & Noble, 2011)
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Roy Porter
(Fontana Press, 1999)
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William Bynum
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine
Parveen Kumar and Michael L. Clark
(Elsevier, 2016)
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Early & Non-Traditional Medicine
  6. Landmark Advances
  7. Imaging & Technology
  8. Treatments, Therapies & Procedures
  9. Diseases
  10. Roles in Medicine
  11. Drugs
  12. Appendices
  13. Copyright