Dead ends! : flukes, flops & failures that sparked medical marvels /
"Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most astonishing "dead ends." Marvel at the diagnoses, experiments, and treatments that were frequently useless, and often harmful, but that sometimes led doctors to discoveries that c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Children's Books,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most astonishing "dead ends." Marvel at the diagnoses, experiments, and treatments that were frequently useless, and often harmful, but that sometimes led doctors to discoveries that changed the world for the better. Enjoy a whirlwind tour of the human body-from brain, to heart, to limbs-during which New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris and caricaturist Adrian Teal will guide you through centuries of medical mistakes, festooned with riveting facts, pitch-perfect humor, and vivid illustrations. Celebrate the flukes, flops, and failures that have given science a better understanding of our bodies and ways to treat them."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 150 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Awards: | School Library Journal Best Books, 2025 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-143) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781547615025 1547615028 |