Pioneers in Medicine

Battling disease, championing new techniques, recommending necessary medications, and offering comfort and guidance to those in need are just some of the many responsibilities with which healers over time have been charged. Even as the field of medical science rapidly evolves, doctors, researchers, and other medical professionals serve as significant reminders of the human element that has sustained the craft of healing for millennia. Your readers will survey the lives of many people who have persevered in their pioneering quest for new and improved ways to treat a variety of ailments and conditions. Readers will meet incredible thinkers including Asclepius, Hippocrates, Florence Nightingale, Louis Pasteur, Carl Jung, and Kitasato Shibasaburo.