Doctors The Biogaphy of Medicine – May 12, 1988

Doctors The Biogaphy of Medicine Hardcover – May 12, 1988

Author: Visit Amazon's Sherwin B. Nuland Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0394551303 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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To tell the story of medicine since Hippocrates and Galen, Nuland, a surgeon and faculty member of the Yale School of Medicine, focuses on the personalities and careers of medical innovators since the 16th century who epitomized the scientific climate and culture of their period. His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius, whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body, to Barnard's high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today. Medical landmarks include Harvey's charting of the circulatory system, Laennec's invention of the diagnostic stethoscope, and the discovery of germs and antisepsis by Pasteur and Lister. Nuland also notes contributions by Americans (Halsted and Cushing among them), as well as advances in transfusions, anesthesia, medical training and surgery. Having documented the transition of doctors from personal healers to reductionist technicians concerned primarily with disease, he welcomes efforts by today's physicians to return to a more humanistic approach.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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An historical outline develops as Nuland (Yale School of Medicine) examines the biographies of significant doctors engaged in the art and science of medicine. He considers philosophical and ethical issues fundamental to medicine's evolution, from antecedents of the Hippocratic oath to transplant technology. More than a biographical historiography, his book reaffirms the art of doctor-patient reltionships, while underscoring technical advances in science. Sir William Osler's observation that history is the "silent influence of character on character" best summarizes the essence of this outstanding book. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries. Mary Hemmings, McGill Univ. Medical Lib., Montreal
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Hardcover: 519 pages
Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (May 12, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394551303
ISBN-13: 978-0394551302
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)