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Follows the advance of western medicine from ancient Greece, through the contributions of the great Islamic physicians, to modern day miracles such as antibioti

More than any other building type in the twentieth century, the hospital was connected to transformations in the health of populations and expectations of lifes

The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine presents a comprehensive and searching reappraisal of the science, philosophy and politics of modern medicine.