In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the 1930s, doctors actually did more harm than good, and asks just how much harm they still do today.
In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the 1930s, doctors actually did more harm than good, and asks just how much harm they still do today.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York. He has published widely in early modern intellectual history, particularly on the history of political thought, and is a regular reviewer for the London Review of Books and the Times Literary Supplement.
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Introduction: Bad Medicine/Better Medicine Part I: The Hippocratic Tradition 1: Hippocrates and Galen 2: Ancient Anatomy 3: The Canon 4: The Senses Conclusion to Part I: The Placebo Effect Part II: Revolution Postponed 5: Vesalius and Dissection 6: Harvey and Vivisection 7: The Invisible World Conclusion to Part II: Trust Not the Physician Part III: Modern Medicine 8: Counting 9: Birth of the Clinic 10: The Laboratory 11: John Snow and Colera 12: Puerperal Fever 13: Joseph Lister and Antiseptic Surgery 14: Alexander Fleming and Penicillin Conclusion to Part III: Progress Delayed Part Four: After Contagion 15: Doll, Bradford Hill, and Lung Cancer 16: Death Deferred Conclusion Epilogue: in response to the critics Further Reading Index
Introduction: Bad Medicine/Better Medicine Part I: The Hippocratic Tradition 1: Hippocrates and Galen 2: Ancient Anatomy 3: The Canon 4: The Senses Conclusion to Part I: The Placebo Effect Part II: Revolution Postponed 5: Vesalius and Dissection 6: Harvey and Vivisection 7: The Invisible World Conclusion to Part II: Trust Not the Physician Part III: Modern Medicine 8: Counting 9: Birth of the Clinic 10: The Laboratory 11: John Snow and Colera 12: Puerperal Fever 13: Joseph Lister and Antiseptic Surgery 14: Alexander Fleming and Penicillin Conclusion to Part III: Progress Delayed Part Four: After Contagion 15: Doll, Bradford Hill, and Lung Cancer 16: Death Deferred Conclusion Epilogue: in response to the critics Further Reading Index
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