Describes new technologies in medicine such as advanced imaging techniques, artificial limbs, designer drugs, gene therapies, stem cells, and nanotech medicine that are helping people live longer, and discusses future medical technology.
Examines how biotechnology has revolutionized the healthcare industry, and discusses such issues as the types and uses of recombinant drugs and protein drugs, gene therapy to treat disease, organ transplants, and much more.
Explores the history of Western medicine through the lives and accomplishments of thirty notable practitioners and researchers, from Hippocrates, the founder of modern medicine, to the scientists responsible for decoding the human genome.
Discusses the origins and development of emergency services, the work of Clara Barton and the Red Cross, the future of emergency medicine, and innovators such as Dominique Jean Larrey, Charles Drew, and Frank Pantridge.
Describes medical techniques such as brain surgery, splints, taking a pulse, forceps, and sanitation in ancient civilizations including the Stone Age, Egypt, Greece, China, India, and Rome.
