Know-it-all medicine

de Gabrielle M. Finn, Philip Cox

"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.