Introduction: To Wrest From Nature -- Heart Disease: The Mavericks -- Diabetes: The Pissing Evil -- Bacterial Infection: The Magic Bullet -- Viral Infection: Pandemic -- Cancer: A Bewilderingly Complex Array -- Trauma: The Only Winner In War Is Medicine -- Childbirth: The Mysterious Killer -- Conclusion: The Masters Of Medicine.
Summary
"In The Masters of Medicine, Dr. Andrew Lam, an award-winning author and retinal surgeon, distills the long arc of medical progress down to the crucial moments that were responsible for the world's greatest medical miracles"-- Provided by publisher.