You bet your life : from blood transfusions to mass vaccination, the long and risky history of medical innovations
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Basic Books, 2024.
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
ISBN
154160492X, 9781541604926
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Medford - Adult | 610.9 Offit | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Basic Books, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
154160492X, 9781541604926
Notes
General Note
Updated with a new introduction.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index.
Description
Every medical decision--whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery--is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In You Bet Your Life, physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusions four hundred years ago to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, risk has been essential to the discovery of new treatments. More importantly, understanding the risks is crucial to whether, as a society or as individuals, we accept them. Told in Offit's vigorous and rigorous style, You Bet Your Life is an entertaining history of medicine. But it also lays bare the tortured relationships between intellectual breakthroughs, political realities, and human foibles. As we have learned from the COVID pandemic--the debates over lockdowns, masks, and vaccines--it's all too easy to get everything wrong. You Bet Your Life is an essential read for getting the future a bit more right.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Offit, P. A. (2024). You bet your life: from blood transfusions to mass vaccination, the long and risky history of medical innovations (First trade paperback edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Offit, Paul A.. 2024. You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovations. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Offit, Paul A.. You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovations Basic Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Offit, Paul A.. You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovations First trade paperback edition., Basic Books, 2024.
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