Emergence of Medicine from the Dark Ages

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By Edward R. Lang ’57

Published May 15, 2019

For much of human existence, even minor injuries or illnesses could be fatal, as treatments and medicines that we now take for granted simply didn’t exist. Emergence of Medicine from the Dark Ages (Xlibiris) profiles the medical field in the century following the Civil War, as it developed and gained powerful new tools to dramatically improve and safeguard human life.

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