The Masters of Medicine by Andrew Lam

The Masters of Medicine by Andrew Lam

An in-depth look at the mavericks, moments, and mistakes that sparked the greatest medical discoveries in modern times -- plus the cures that will help us live longer and healthier lives in this century ... and beyond. Human history hinges on the battle to confront our most dangerous enemies -- the half-dozen diseases responsible for killing almost all of mankind. And while the story of our triumphs over these afflictions reveals an inspiring tapestry of human achievement, the journey was far from smooth. In The Masters of Medicine, Dr. Andrew Lam distills the long arc of medical progress down to the crucial moments that were responsible for the world's greatest medical miracles. Discover fascinating true stories of scientists and doctors throughout history, including: Rival surgeons who killed patient after patient in their race to operate on beating hearts -- and put us on the path toward the heart transplant; A quartet of Canadians whose miraculous discovery of insulin was marred by jealousy and resentment; The doctors who discovered penicillin, but were robbed of the credit; The feud between two Americans in the quest for the polio vaccine; A New York surgeon whose 'heretical' idea to cure patients by deliberately infecting them has now inspired our next-best hope to defeat cancer; A Hungarian doctor who solved the greatest mystery of maternal deaths in childbirth, only to be ostracized for his discovery. The Masters of Medicine is a fascinating chronicle of human courage, audacity, error, and luck. This riveting ode to mankind reveals why the past is prelude to the game-changing breakthroughs of tomorrow.

Andrew Lam is the author of East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres and Fragrant Dreams: Thoughts on the Vietnamese Diaspora, which won the 2006 PEN Open Book Prize. Lam is an editor and cofounder of New American Media, a network of over 2,000 ethnic media outlets in the United States. For many years, he was a regular commenter on NPR's All Things Considered, and he was the subject of the PBS documentary My Road Home, which aired in 2004. The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, The Atlanta Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Mother Jones, and The Nation, among others, have published his writings. His short stories have been taught and anthologized all over the world.

Birds of Paradise Lost is his debut collection of short stories. He currently resides in San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9781637742631
ISBN 10	1637742630
Title	The Masters of Medicine
Author	Andrew Lam
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	BenBella Books
Year published	2023-04-18
Number of pages	368
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