Medicine

History News

by Phil Gates

Read all about it -- history is news At home or at school, these innovative titles make history come alive Presenting information in the accessible and engaging format of a daily newspaper, each of these eight books includes stories about key historical events, fascinating features, informative interviews, and even advertisements -- everything you would expect from a modern newspaper -- and more Medicine has come a long way in 10,000 years Learn all about the astonishing breakthroughs (and blood-curdling blunders ) made in the process in this riveting story of mankind's never-ending battle against illness and disease.

Genres: History, Science, Nonfiction, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 3, 1997

About the author

Dr Phil Gates lectures on biology at the University of Durham, UK, and regularly writes for BBC Wildlife. His other books for children on natural history include The Aliens Are Coming, The Amazing World of Plants and 365 Days of Nature and Discovery.

Reviews

[Alicia Carlson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historical fiction written as newspaper articles. Creative and fun way to study history of cultural ideas and practice of medicine. One if our favorite homeschooling books.

[Emmie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a nurse this book was very interesting to read with my children and share with them discoveries that are directly related to the medical field. Most of the stories, shared in newspaper article form or advertisements, I was familiar with through my nursing studies, but some were new stories showing how things have grown and been applied over the years. I found this extremely interesting and enjoyed sharing this with my children. Our eight-year-old has expressed interest in being a nurse also, so it was good for him to learn this history as well.

Given what's going on in the world, you can see how we have gotten to some of the things we have today. As I relearned this medical history I see how far we have come in the ability to help people heal and preserve earthly life, but I also see where paranoia has come from and some of the detriment that has come from discoveries. This makes for interesting discussions as you recount these discoveries with what is being done in our current situation to see how it is helping us and how it's hurting us.

I definitely recommend this book as a basic overview of medical history.

4.5 stars

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting overview for children of the history of medicine. What I particularly like about this book is that it's not just a history of western medicine, but also includes commentary on prominent practices and beliefs in ancient China and India as well.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a historical imagined articles about medical advancements and practices that have changed and have been discovered over the historical times, naming scientist, phsyicians and nurses who have changed medical history allowing people to live longer and help save dying patients

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun overview of advances in medicine, told through "interviews" with the famous folks, and as if it was hot off the press in the daily paper.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

newspapers presentation of historical information about the history and practices of the medical feild

[Leah Colbeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book but think it would be better appreciated by upper elementary age kids.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favourite books to read as a kid. Must have spawned my interest in science, and every part was fascinating.

[Rosie Gearhart · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 7 and 9 year olds were fascinated by the medical practices and developments throughout history that they learned about in this book. Ages 7+