Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager

Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

Thomas Hager

308 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
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Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piec...

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