Strange But True (Paperback)

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Editorial: Independently Published, 2026

9798175348577

Serie: Libro 9 de 63 - SparkTrail Strange But True

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Paperback. Step into the bizarre, fascinating, and sometimes terrifying world of medical history.Strange But True: The Weird History of Medicine explores the strange treatments, outrageous theories, accidental discoveries, and questionable cures people once trusted with their lives. From bloodletting and leeches to exploding teeth, body snatchers, miracle tonics, electrical belts, radioactive water, goat-gland operations, and lobotomies, this book uncovers the moments when medicine was part science, part guesswork, and occasionally complete madness.Discover why ancient doctors blamed illness on four badly behaved bodily fluids, why physicians diagnosed disease by examining urine, why barbers once pulled teeth and performed surgery, and why medical schools secretly depended on grave robbers for fresh cadavers. Meet desperate patients swallowing mummy powder, parents buying soothing syrups laced with narcotics, and customers strapping electrical devices around themselves in hopes of restoring youth, strength, and vitality.But not every strange treatment was useless. Some of medicine's oddest ideas eventually proved surprisingly effective. Leeches returned to modern reconstructive surgery. Medical maggots found a legitimate role in wound care. Mold helped launch the antibiotic revolution. Even treatments that looked primitive sometimes survived because science eventually discovered exactly why they worked.Written with a funny, cheeky tone while respecting the real people behind the stories, this book is packed with unforgettable medical history that sounds invented but actually happened.Perfect for readers who love weird history, strange science, medical oddities, bizarre true stories, historical curiosities, and the wonderfully questionable decisions humanity made on the way to modern medicine.If you have ever wondered how we survived long enough to invent hospitals, this book has the answer, and it involves a surprising number of leeches. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
Strange But True (Paperback)
Autor
Sparktrail Press
Editorial
Independently Published
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 13
9798175348577
Serie
Libro 9 de 63: SparkTrail Strange But True

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