Quackery
By Nate Pedersen & Lydia Kang
A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing, 2017.
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A brief summary of Quackery
Tales of shocking scams, deadly treatments, and the doctors who prescribed them, all for the sake of youth, beauty, and good health—if it was weird, wacky, or dangerous, chances are someone has tried it.
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Who should read Quackery
Historians • teachers • doctors and nurses • med students • those fascinated by dark and morbid stories • anyone interested in medical history
About the author of Quackery
Lydia Kang is an internal medicine specialist and the former chief resident of New York University's Department of Medicine. She later served as attending physician at Bellevue Hospital. Nate Pedersen is a freelance writer and historian, managing the Archival and Reference Team at Georgia Historical Society. His work has been featured in publications such as The Guardian and The Believer.
Nate Pedersen
Lydia Kang
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