You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation

by Paul A Offit and Paul A. Offit

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One of America's top physicians traces the history of risk in medicine--with powerful lessons for today

Every medical decision--whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery--is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In You Bet Your Life, physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusions four hundred years ago to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, risk has been essential to the discovery of new treatments...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1541620399

ISBN13:9781541620391

Release Date:September 2021

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"

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