{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-the-exploding-teeth-and-other-curiosities-from-the-history-of-medicine-9781524743703","title":"The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Delightfully horrifying.\"--\u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many strange tales that have long lain undiscovered in the pages of old medical journals. Award-winning medical historian Thomas Morris delivers one of the most remarkable, cringe-inducing collections of stories ever assembled. Witness Mysterious Illnesses (such as the Rhode Island woman who peed through her nose), Horrifying Operations (1781: A French soldier in India operates on his own bladder stone), Tall Tales (like the \"amphibious infant\" of Chicago, a baby that could apparently swim underwater for half an hour), Unfortunate Predicaments (such as that of the boy who honked like a goose after inhaling a bird's larynx), and a plethora of other marvels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond a series of anecdotes, these painfully amusing stories reveal a great deal about the evolution of modern medicine. Some show the medical profession hopeless in the face of ailments that today would be quickly banished by modern drugs; but others are heartening tales of recovery against the odds, patients saved from death by the devotion or ingenuity of a conscientious doctor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever embarrassing the ailment or ludicrous the treatment, every case in \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Exploding Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e tells us something about the knowledge (and ignorance) of an earlier age, along with the sheer resilience of human life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11808540\"\u003eThomas Morris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524743703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1524743704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED039000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REF\"\u003eReference\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REF007000\"\u003eCuriosities \u0026amp; Wonders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM003000\"\u003eForm | Essays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and medical historian. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Matter of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of heart surgery, was a winner of a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51489961378079,"sku":"9781524743703","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_0191a075-ae07-48ae-9d6f-622d85171ebd.jpg?v=1766770664","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-the-exploding-teeth-and-other-curiosities-from-the-history-of-medicine-9781524743703","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}