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(0)Gina Bari Kolata
1) Flu: the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"Unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy. She delves into the history of the flu and previous epidemics, profiles the experts hot on the trail and the amateurs woefully misguided, and details the science and the latest understanding of this mortal disease"--Hardcover jacket.
2) Mercies in disguise: a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The phone rings. The doctor from California is on the line. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested-at least, not now. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that foretold a brutal illness and you were offered the chance to find out if you'd inherited it, would you do it? Would you walk toward the problem, bravely accepting whatever answer came your way? Or would...
3) The New York Times book of medicine: more than 150 years of reporting on the evolution of medicine
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A collection of 150 articles from the New York Times archive. It charts the developing scientific insights, breakthroughs and struggles into diagnosing and treating a myriad of medical conditions. It also reveals medical mistakes, lapses in ethics, and wrong paths taken in hopes of curing disease.