The medical achievements of the post-war years rank as one of the supreme epochs of human endeavour. Advances in surgical technique, new ideas about the nature of disease and huge innovations in drug manufacture vanquished in three short decades most common causes of early death. But, since the mid-1970s, the rate of development has slowed, and the future of medicine is uncertain. How has this situation come about?James Le Fanu's hugely acclaimed survey of the 'twelve definitive moments' of modern medicine and the intellectual vacuum which has succeeded them is a classic blend of narrative, analysis and polemic. Both riveting human drama and a clarion call for change, The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine is essential reading.
Dimensions:126 x 194
Author: James Le Fanu
ISBN: 9780349112800
Format: Paperback
Pages 501