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Literatim
Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture
Inbunden, 2020
659 kr
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A FIRST-EVER COLLECTION FROM AMERICA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN OF MEDICINE AND CULTURAL LIFEFrom Howard Markel, author of An Anatomy of Addiction "Absorbing, vivid" -- Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book Review, front page) and The Kelloggs (2017 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist …
Literatim
Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture
E-bok, 2019
487 kr
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A FIRST-EVER COLLECTION FROM AMERICA''S MOST DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN OF MEDICINE AND CULTURAL LIFE From Howard Markel, author of An Anatomy of Addiction "Absorbing, vivid" -- Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book Review , front page) and The Kelloggs (2017 National Book Critics Circle Award …
Literatim
Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture
E-bok, 2019
487 kr
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A FIRST-EVER COLLECTION FROM AMERICA''S MOST DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN OF MEDICINE AND CULTURAL LIFE From Howard Markel, author of An Anatomy of Addiction "Absorbing, vivid" -- Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book Review , front page) and The Kelloggs (2017 National Book Critics Circle Award …
Anatomy of Addiction
Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine
E-bok, 2011
189 kr
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From acclaimed medical historian Howard Markel, author of When Germs Travel, the astonishing account of the years-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud, young, ambitious neurologist, and William Halsted, the equally young, pathfinding surgeon. Markel writes of the physical and emotional damage caused …
When Germs Travel
Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed
E-bok, 2009
202 kr
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The struggle against deadly microbes is endless. Diseases that have plagued human beings since ancient times still exist, new maladies like SARS make their way into the headlines, we are faced with vaccine shortages, and the threat of germ warfare has reemerged as a worldwide threat. In this …
History of the National Academy of Medicine
50 Years of Transformational Leadership
Av Laura Harbold DeStefano, Andrea Schultz m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1266 kr
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Commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM; formerly the Institute of Medicine [IOM]), this volume describes the circumstances that led to the IOM's founding in 1970, the members and leaders who built and sustained the organization, and the process by which …
When Germs Travel
Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed
Häftad, 2005
295 kr
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Formative Years
Children''s Health in the United States, 1880-2000
Av Howard Markel, Alexandra Minna Stern
E-bok, 2009
682 kr
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Much has changed in the lives of children, and in the health care provided to them, over the past century. Formative Years explores how children''s lives have become increasingly medicalized, traces the emergence of the fields of pediatrics and child health, and offers fascinating case studies of …
Formative Years
Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000
Av Alexandra Minna Stern, Howard Markel
Häftad, 2004
457 kr
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Much has changed in the lives of children, and in the health care provided to them, over the past century. Formative Years explores how children's lives have become increasingly medicalized, traces the emergence of the fields of pediatrics and child health, and offers fascinating case studies of …
Secret of Life
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Inbunden, 2021
308 kr
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Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick’s 1953 revelation about the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and why were they the ones who succeeded?In …
Origin Story
The Trials of Charles Darwin
Inbunden, 2024
339 kr
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By early morning 30 June 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University’s brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin’s new treatise: fact …
Secret of Life
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
Häftad, 2023
208 kr
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Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick’s 1953 revelation about the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and why were they the ones who succeeded?In …
Origin Story
The Trials of Charles Darwin
Häftad, 2025
206 kr
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By early morning of 30 June 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University’s brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin’s new treatise: …
An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine
Häftad, 2012
239 kr
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Quarantine!
East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892
Häftad, 2022
371 kr
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This riveting story of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892 has been updated with a new preface that tackles the COVID-19 pandemic.Winner, 2003 Arthur J. Viseltear Prize for Outstanding Book in the History of Public Health, American Public Health AssociationIn …
History of the National Academy of Medicine
50 Years of Transformational Leadership
Av National Academy of Medicine, Edward Berkowitz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
788 kr
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Commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM; formerly the Institute of Medicine [IOM]), this volume describes the circumstances that led to the IOM's founding in 1970, the members and leaders who built and sustained the organization, and the process by which …
Quarantine!
East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892
Häftad, 1999
282 kr
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In Quarantine! Howard Markel traces the course of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892. The story is told from the point of view of those involved-the public health doctors who diagnosed and treated the victims, the newspaper reporters who covered the stories, …
