Publisher's Synopsis
A romp through the history of healthcare, hosted by the inimitableDr Grimgrave.Includes chapters ancient medicine - Stone Age trepanning, Chinesemedicine, Romans, Greeks· the dodgy diagnostics of the Middle Ages· the bloody operations before anaesthetics and hygiene were implemented· Florence Nightingale's nursing revolution and development of publichealth· Life-saving surgery available today, including plastic surgeryand transplants.· Modern miracles - new drugs and treatment.