Great Breakthroughs in Medicine

Robert Snedden has worked in publishing for more than thirty years as an editor and writer. He is an insatiable autodidact in the grand Scottish tradition and delights passing on his knowledge via the books he writes. His writing ranges across diverse topics as medical ethics, habitats, engineering, pharmacogenetics and the technology of ancient civilizations.

Chapter 1: The Rise of the Rational
Chapter 2: Public Health
Chapter 3: Seeing Through the Miasma
Chapter 4: Under the Skin
Chapter 5: The Seeds of Disease
Chapter 6: The Idea of a Germ
Chapter 7: Finding the Proof
Chapter 8: Fighting Infection
Chapter 9: Vaccination
Chapter 10: Conquering Pain
Chapter 11: Antibiotics
Chapter 12: Looking Inside
Chapter 13: The Start of Life
Chapter 14: Mental Health
Chapter 15: Transplant Surgery
Chapter 16: Medical Genetics
Chapter 17: Medical Technology
Index