5/15/2023 0 Comments Control by lydia kangFrom leeches and mercury to strychnine (used in rat poison) and lobotomies, it explores the medical “treatments” that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams in the name of health. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, coauthored with Nate Pederson and named a Best Science Book of 2017 by NPR’s “Science Friday,” is a look at the dangerously wacky but true ways that humans have attempted to cure their ills through the ages. Master storyteller meets scientist, her books combine the fascinating and dark histories of disease and cures in a way that’s both accessible and captivating. She has written adult fiction, young adult fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Lydia Kang is a prolific author and a practicing physician.
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