The Masters of Medicine Audiobook Libro.fm

Human history hinges on the battle to confront our most dangerous enemiesthe halfdozen diseases responsible for killing almost all of mankind The story of our medical triumphs reveals an inspiring tapestry of human achievement but the journey was far from smooth It is a tale replete with dramatic episodes as spellbinding as any blockbuster Hollywood movie

In The Masters of Medicine Dr Andrew Lam an awardwinning author and retinal surgeon distills the long arc of medical progress down to the crucial moments that were responsible for the worlds greatest medical miracles He brings to life heroic tales of embattled mavericks who endured ridicule and sometimes risked their own lives to conceive the lifesaving cures we depend on and often take for granted today

Listeners will discover fascinating true stories throughout history including rival surgeons who killed patient after patient in their race to operate on beating heartsand put us on the path toward the lifesaving heart transplant a quartet of Canadians who miraculously discovered insulin in a saga marred by jealousy and resentment the feud between two Americans in the quest for the polio vaccine and the discredited New York surgeon whose heretical idea to cure patients by deliberately infecting them has now inspired our next best hope to defeat cancer