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    Heroes and Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
    Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
    Ebook series2 titles

    Boneheads and Brainiacs Series

    By Moira Dolan

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    About this series

    Key Selling Points:

    • Outrageously entertaining: A fascinating, funny, and occasionally disturbing look at the all-too-human side of medical research, from the personal foibles of Nobel laureates to the sometimes dangerous pseudoscience embraced by medical practitioners.
    • Informative but not boring: A great introduction to the history and practice of medical research for the lay reader, written in an easy, entertaining style.
    • Humanizes medicine: Challenging stereotypes of ivory tower academics pursuing pure truth, Heroes and Scoundrels uncovers the human biases, politics, and sometimes tawdry personal motivations that drive researchers to advance medical science and practice.

    Audience:

    • Readers interested in the history of medicine and science.
    • Medical professionals.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuill Driver Books
    Release dateMar 10, 2020
    Heroes and Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
    Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

    Titles in the series (2)

    • 1

      Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
      Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

      Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

      Moira Dolan
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      Even the greatest minds in medicine have been terribly, terribly wrong. The inventor of the lobotomy won a Nobel prize in medicine for destroying his patients' brains. Another Nobel laureate thought malaria cured syphilis. The discoverer of anaphylactic shock also researched the spirit world and ESP. A pioneer of organ transplants was an ardent eugenicist, while the founder of sports physiology heroically spoke out against Nazism. Boneheads and Brainiacs profiles the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine from 1901 to 1950—a surprisingly diverse group of racists, cranks, and opportunists, as well as heroes, geniuses, and selfless benefactors of humanity. Forget all the ivory tower stereotypes of white-coated doctors finding miracle cures. Boneheads and Brainiacs reveals the messy human reality behind medical progress, in a highly entertaining book written for the ordinary reader. Some were bad scientists; others were great scientists and lousy human beings. But the majority of these researchers produced knowledge that now saves millions of lives—priceless discoveries like the role of vitamins in nutrition, the dangers of radiation, treatments for diabetes and deadly infectious diseases, and more. Boneheads and Brainiacs showcases the enthralling, all-too-human personal lives that made modern medicine possible.

      Even the greatest minds in medicine have been terribly, terribly wrong. The inventor of the lobotomy won a Nobel prize in medicine for destroying his patients' brains. Another Nobel laureate thought malaria cured syphilis. The discoverer of anaphylactic shock also researched the spirit world and ESP. A pioneer of organ transplants was an ardent eugenicist, while the founder of sports physiology heroically spoke out against Nazism. Boneheads and Brainiacs profiles the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine from 1901 to 1950—a surprisingly diverse group of racists, cranks, and opportunists, as well as heroes, geniuses, and selfless benefactors of humanity. Forget all the ivory tower stereotypes of white-coated doctors finding miracle cures. Boneheads and Brainiacs reveals the messy human reality behind medical progress, in a highly entertaining book written for the ordinary reader. Some were bad scientists; others were great scientists and lousy human beings. But the majority of these researchers produced knowledge that now saves millions of lives—priceless discoveries like the role of vitamins in nutrition, the dangers of radiation, treatments for diabetes and deadly infectious diseases, and more. Boneheads and Brainiacs showcases the enthralling, all-too-human personal lives that made modern medicine possible.

    • 2

      Heroes and Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
      Heroes and Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

      Heroes and Scoundrels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

      Moira Dolan
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      Key Selling Points: Outrageously entertaining: A fascinating, funny, and occasionally disturbing look at the all-too-human side of medical research, from the personal foibles of Nobel laureates to the sometimes dangerous pseudoscience embraced by medical practitioners. Informative but not boring: A great introduction to the history and practice of medical research for the lay reader, written in an easy, entertaining style. Humanizes medicine: Challenging stereotypes of ivory tower academics pursuing pure truth, Heroes and Scoundrels uncovers the human biases, politics, and sometimes tawdry personal motivations that drive researchers to advance medical science and practice. Audience: Readers interested in the history of medicine and science. Medical professionals.

      Key Selling Points: Outrageously entertaining: A fascinating, funny, and occasionally disturbing look at the all-too-human side of medical research, from the personal foibles of Nobel laureates to the sometimes dangerous pseudoscience embraced by medical practitioners. Informative but not boring: A great introduction to the history and practice of medical research for the lay reader, written in an easy, entertaining style. Humanizes medicine: Challenging stereotypes of ivory tower academics pursuing pure truth, Heroes and Scoundrels uncovers the human biases, politics, and sometimes tawdry personal motivations that drive researchers to advance medical science and practice. Audience: Readers interested in the history of medicine and science. Medical professionals.

    Author

    Moira Dolan

    Moira Dolan, MD, is a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Medicine and has been a practicing physician for over 30 years. Dr. Dolan is a patient advocate and public speaker who educates patients on their rights and the need for a healthy skepticism of the medical profession. In addition to being the author of Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the First 50 Years of the Nobel Prize in Medicine (volume 1 of the Boneheads and Brainiacs series), she is the author of No-Nonsense Guide to Antibiotics: Dangers, Benefits & Proper Use; No-Nonsense Guide to Cholesterol Medications: Informed Consent and Statin Drugs; and No-Nonsense Guide to Psychiatric Drugs, Including Mental Effects of Common Non-Psych Medications. In addition, Dr. Dolan is a contributor to the blog SmartMEDinfo. She maintains a private medical practice in Austin, Texas.

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