The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Le Fanu coming of age The book takes the reader

The book takes the reader through a deep journey into their past and highlights vulnerabilities at each stage of our natural development

Anne must ask herself whether she made the right decision—or allowed herself to be persuaded against her heart

a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna

But perhaps the ultimate challenge is achieving a monumental synthesis of the two remaining theories—relativity and the quantum theory

Bruce moved in circles that would unquestioningly hand over millions of dollars to him on a handshake

The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Le Fanu coming of age The book takes the readerIn the years following World War II, medicine won major battles against smallpox, diphtheria, and polio. In the same period it also produced treatments to control the progress of Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis, and schizophrenia. It made realities of open heart surgery, organ transplants, test tube babies. Unquestionably, the medical accomplishments of the postwar years stand at the forefront of human endeavor, yet progress in recent decades has