medical innovations

For the first time, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery. When a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than the previous standard. Jack's story is not just a story of dizzying international success; it is a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out.

"Describes the...work done by medical robots, from surgical robots to nano-robots. Readers will learn about the medical breakthroughs performed by robots, the latest models, and the future of robots in medicine"--Amazon.com.

Explores how scientists and inventors throughout history have tried to protect, repair, or improve the human body. Explores the history of soap, aspirin, antibiotics, prosthetics, surgery, blood transfusions, and various medical tools. Also discusses the future of 3D printing and bioprinting.

Introduces readers to some of the scientific and technological discoveries that have revolutionized medicine, such as antiseptics, vaccinations, and antibiotics. Examines how X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and PET scans enable doctors to see inside our bodies.

This books tells many strange stories about the human body and about medical discoveries or diseases.

This books tells many strange stories about the human body and about medical discoveries or diseases.

This book presents the life and work of 50 individuals who have shaped the history of medicine.

Discusses discoveries in medicine and the people who made them, covering the invention of the stethoscope, inoculation, anesthesia, germs, aspirin, and more.

Describes current and possible future advances in surgical techniques and the development of medical devices and artificial body parts.

An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of doctors and medical scientists throughout history, discussing Louis Pasteur, Christiaan Barnard, Janet Lane-Claypon, and others, and including a time line and other resources.