Looks at the extraordinary advances that have been made in medicine since the start of the twentieth century, and how these changes have affected the lives of millions.
Explores medical treatment in the Middle Ages, and examines how the break-up of the Roman Empire and the growth of the Church affected medical pratices and public health.
Explains how new inventions and other factors set the stage for huge advances in medicine during the Industrial Age, beginning in the middle of the eighteenth century.
This book traces the history of medicine from 8000 BCE with the beginning of settlements after the Hunters and Gatherers era to 476 CE with the end of the Roman Empire.
