Cutting-Edge Medicine

Imagine that you have a deadly infection and your doctor gives you medicinemade from lizard spit. Or a dog attack destroys your face so doctors peel itoff and s... » 

Imagine that you have a deadly infection and your doctor gives you medicinemade from lizard spit. Or a dog attack destroys your face so doctors peel itoff and stitch on a transplant. Or you wake up from surgery only to findleeches feasting on you. Or to battle your cancer doctors insert tiny toolsthat race through your blood stream to zap the tumor. Where are you? AncientEgypt? Frankensteins lab? Another planet? No youre on Earth in the twentyfirst century and this is cuttingedge medicine This book explains the manyamazing ways new medical techniques are helping people live longer healthierlives «