Crazy medicine. Strange diseases and no less strange methods of treatment in the history of medicine
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For more than 17 years, Thomas Morris worked as a producer on the BBC radio, showing special interest in scientific and medical topics, he was awarded the award of the Royal Literary Society for Documentary Prose. Now - an independent journalist, works in Times and Financial Times. The author of the book "The Business of the Heart. 11 key operations in the history of cardiac surgery. "
This humorous collection of medical cases and stories about strange methods of treatment uniquely describes the bygone era in all its duties. Thomas Morris represents one of the most outstanding and exciting collections of curioses from all that has ever been collected.
Interesting cases:
- about mysterious diseases (for example, about a woman from Rhizda-Island, who urinated through the nose).
- About terrifying operations (in 1781, a French soldier in India independently removed a stone from the bladder).
- About the fables (an amphibian child from Chicago, who allegedly could swim under water for half an hour).
- about unhappy circumstances (a boy who was a gear, like a goose, after he swallowed a bird larynx) - and about many other miracles.
reviews:
"Assembly" incredibly disgusting, funny and frankly strange "medical stories in the style of Ripley ... supplemented by witty informal comments of the author". - Kirkus Reviews
Tomas Morris talks about many funny, mysterious and gloomy medical cases taken from newspapers, magazines and textbooks of the 18-19 centuries. With the help of colorful examples, the author skillfully conveys disappointment, doubts, unreasonable confidence and the frequent helplessness of the doctors of the pre -scientific era. " - Wall Street Journal
This series of examples from medical history will remind you that we are not at all as smart as it seems to us. Morris brought photos of old documents and quotes of doctors of the past to make a book believable, reasonable and ... very funny. " - Science Friday, Best Scientific Books 2018
This humorous collection of medical cases and stories about strange methods of treatment uniquely describes the bygone era in all its duties. Thomas Morris represents one of the most outstanding and exciting collections of curioses from all that has ever been collected.
Interesting cases:
- about mysterious diseases (for example, about a woman from Rhizda-Island, who urinated through the nose).
- About terrifying operations (in 1781, a French soldier in India independently removed a stone from the bladder).
- About the fables (an amphibian child from Chicago, who allegedly could swim under water for half an hour).
- about unhappy circumstances (a boy who was a gear, like a goose, after he swallowed a bird larynx) - and about many other miracles.
reviews:
"Assembly" incredibly disgusting, funny and frankly strange "medical stories in the style of Ripley ... supplemented by witty informal comments of the author". - Kirkus Reviews
Tomas Morris talks about many funny, mysterious and gloomy medical cases taken from newspapers, magazines and textbooks of the 18-19 centuries. With the help of colorful examples, the author skillfully conveys disappointment, doubts, unreasonable confidence and the frequent helplessness of the doctors of the pre -scientific era. " - Wall Street Journal
This series of examples from medical history will remind you that we are not at all as smart as it seems to us. Morris brought photos of old documents and quotes of doctors of the past to make a book believable, reasonable and ... very funny. " - Science Friday, Best Scientific Books 2018
Author:
Author:Thomas Morris
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Medical Books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newspaper
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-185528-4
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