A Sick History of Medicine: A Warts-And-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries

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If you don't like going to the doctor, spare a thought for your ancestors. Got a headache We can drill into your skull! Need to buy medicine Can we recommend a dose of ground-up Egyptian mummy In this hilarious history book kids will be whisked around the world - from ancient Rome to imperial China - to meet the medical innovators who pushed the boundaries of what was possible, with sometimes disastrous effects. Kids will learn about the use of leeches, maggot-therapy (as gross as it sounds), dancing plagues, grave robbers, exploding teeth, as well as the development of some of our greatest inventions, from vaccines to X-rays.

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Jelena Poleksic is a doctor with a passion for the history of medicine. She has a graduate degree in the history and philosophy of science. On social media she explains the weirder aspects of medical history - @psychistorydoc.