Bodysnatchers to Livesavers

From grave robbing to modern transplantation: the history of saving lives.

Essential for anyone interested in medical history and ethics.

About the Ebook

This book provides an illustrated history of medicine in Edinburgh in an accessible style for the general reader. Centered on the 280 year history of Edinburgh Medical School, the book showcases famous Edinburgh medical alumni through the ages including Robert Knox and others like Charles Darwin and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who studied medicine in Edinburgh but went on to make their names in other fields.

The book follows the evolution of medical practice through the ages, from the dark practices of the 19th century to Dolly, the first cloned sheep in the 21st century.

It highlights the key advances made by Edinburgh medics in public health, anesthesia, surgery, antiseptics and antibiotics. Edinburgh Medical School was the first to admit women, and we follow their struggles, headed by the formidable Sophia Jex-Blake.

Reviews

A fascinating study of how science progresses, and why it sometimes does so at a seemingly slow rate. SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS

An excellent account of how Edinburgh University Medical School has produced pioneers in anatomy, surgery and research for 300 years. THE SCOTSMAN

Why You'll Love This Ebook

• Fascinating journey through the dark and light of medical progress.
• Explores ethical frontiers and human desperation.
• Published by Luath Press, Scotland's leading independent publisher.
• A compelling examination of how we preserve and extend life.

About the Author

TARA WOMERSLEY works on press and public relations for the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She started her career in journalism and has worked for newspapers including The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times and is a former health correspondent for The Scotsman. She was also involved in coordinating the media launch of the Make Poverty History campaign in Australia, while also working in media relations for an overseas aid agency.

DOROTHY CRAWFORD qualified in medicine from St Thomas's Hospital, London and gained a PhD from Bristol University. She was appointed to the Robert Irvine Chair of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh in 1997 and was made Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine in 2007. She has published around 200 research papers on this subject and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2001 and awarded an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. 

Publication Details

Publisher: Luath Press

Publication Date: 31 January 2015

Print Length: 192 pages (Ebook edition)

ISBN (Ebook): 9781910324127

Format: Ebook

Language: English

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