White Coat Ways: A History of Medical Traditions and Their Battle with Progress

by Brian Elliott

White coats, Hippocratic oaths, medicine as a calling – are these beneficial practices or harmful rituals? White Coat Ways traces seven medical traditions from their historical origins to their contemporary issues. Tracing these origins through common misconceptions – who really wrote the Hippocratic oath, are hospitals nonprofit – empowers the reader to approach contemporary controversies accurately. The stories along the way provide an intertwining history of foundational figures like Hippocrates, Joseph Lister, and Renee Laennec to downright bizarre stories of extraordinary mathematicians and goat testicle implantation.

252 pages, Paperback

Published January 25, 2023

Reviews

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very informative. However, it seemed to be heavily opinion based on some of the topics. B. Elliott would provide all the facts and then seem to give his own opinion on the matter which is fine if you’re into that. I was looking for more of just a factual based book but overall he is still a good writer with everything very well backed up.

[Lisa Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting Book

I have no medical background but I find the history of the medical field to be interesting. This book was easy to read and very informative. I recommend it to everyone.