The Laws of Medicine - Couverture rigide

Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1471141853 ISBN 13 : 9781471141850

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2015

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Laws of Medicine follows Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, Dr Mukherjee as he investigates some of the most perplexing and illuminating cases of his career - the cases that ultimately led him to identify the three key principles that govern medicine. As a young medical student, Mukherjee discovered The Youngest Science, a book that changed the way he understood the medical profession and forced him to ask himself an urgent, fundamental question:
Is medicine a 'science'?
Science must have laws - statements of truth based on repeated experiments that describe some universal attribute of nature. Dr Mukherjee has spent his career pondering whether the 'youngest science' has laws like the other sciences, culminating in this treatise The Laws of Medicine.
Law 1: Rumours are more important than tests.
Law 2: The piece of data that does not fit your model is the most crucial piece of data that you own.
Law 3: For every perfect medical experiment, there is a perfect human bias.
Brimming with fascinating historical details and modern medical wonders, this book is a glimpse into the struggles and Eureka! moments rarely seen by those outside the profession.

Revue de presse :

"This mininarrative, packed with complex ideas translated into easily accessible language and an engaging style, leaves the readers time to ponder the author's ideas at greater length, and the result is a fascinating and illuminating trek through a beautiful mind. A splendid exploration of how medicine might be transformed." (Kirkus (starred))

"The prose is lovely, often witty, always clear.... a fast and informative read." (Booklist)

“What he writes is important, and he does so in an elegant,engaging fashion. This is a moving, deeply humane book.” – Los Angeles Review of Books

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1471141853
• ISBN 13: 9781471141850
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96