The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche

The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche

The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting.

What do Lyme's disease in Long Island, a pig from New Jersey, and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses, rare diseases, poisons, and parasites--each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Roueché. The best of his New Yorker articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of epidemics in America's small towns, threats of contagion in our biggest cities, even bubonic plague in a peaceful urban park.
 
In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease. Sometimes a life hangs in the balance, and the culprit may be as innocuous as a bowl of oatmeal. Award-winning journalist Berton Roueché is unfailingly exact, informative, and able to keep anyone reading till dawn.

BERTON ROUECHÉ joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1944. His Annals of Medicine department and his stature as a medical journalist have been recognized by numerous awards, including those from the Lasker Foundation and the American Medical Association. He lived and worked in Amagansett, Long Island, for many years, and died, at age 83, in 1994.

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ISBN 13	9780452265882
ISBN 10	0452265886
Title	The Medical Detectives
Author	Berton Roueche
Series	Truman Talley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1991-03-30
Number of pages	432
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