The medical achievements of the post-war years rank as one of the supreme epochs of human endeavour. Advances in surgical technique, new ideas about the nature of disease and huge innovations in drug manufacture vanquished most common causes of early death, But, since the mid-1970s the rate of development has slowed, and the future of medicine is uncertain. How has this happened? James Le Fanu's hugely acclaimed survey of the 'twelve definitive moments' of modern medicine and the intellectual vacuum which followed them has been fully revised and updated for this edition. The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine is both riveting drama and a clarion call for change.

About the Author
James Le Fanu is a GP in South London, who writes a weekly medical column for both the SUNDAY and DAILY TELEGRAPHs and regular features for THE TIMES.

Reviews
Stand by for a brilliant read ... will send your heart palpitating and your blood pressure rising from the start Daily Mail Has the great knack of making even the most complex technical developments exciting and intelligible Observer A major achievement The Tablet Epic and entertaining. The Lancet



Book Information
ISBN 9780349123752
Author Dr James Le Fanu
Format Paperback
Page Count 608
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 129mm * 40mm