One Medicine
How understanding animals can save our lives
$31.50
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 March 2023
Summary
It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling some biscuit crumbs, he saw a flock of birds fly past the window. They must inhale objects all the time when flying, how do they survive? he thought to himself. This began an investigation that spanned continents, species and millennia.
For animal science has so much to teach us about human medicine. While some of the overlaps and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471173080 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1471173089 |
| Author: | Dr Matt Morgan |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“In humanity’s quest to tackle some of our biggest health challenges, the animal kingdom can provide a rich and often surprising source of inspiration. In this dazzling book, full of extraordinary revelations, the reader is transported on an intriguing journey through the natural world and how it is helping to inspire doctors around the world on the frontiers of medicine,” – David Cox * health journalist for The Telegraph *
Dr Matt Morgan
Dr Matt Morgan is a British intensive care doctor. His open letter to patients during the 2020 COVID pandemic was read by over half a million people worldwide and viewed over two million times after featuring on Channel 4 News. His articles have featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Sunday Mirror, and The Huffington Post. A regular writer for the internationally acclaimed British Medical Journal, his article ‘A Letter from the ICU’ is one of their most popular opinion articles, read by over 130,000 people in 2020. His first book, Critical, has been translated into four languages. He lives in Cardiff with his family, enjoys CrossFit, photography, cold beer, and even colder ice cream.
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