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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Offit, Paul A.     Subjects     Therapeutics -- History.     Therapeutics -- Complications.     Diffusion of innovations.     Biotechnology -- Risk assessment.     Medical technology -- History.     Medicine -- Research.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Offit, Paul A.       by title:      You bet your life : ...       by call number:      610.9 O32y     Search the Web     Offit, Paul A.     Therapeutics -- History.     Therapeutics -- Complications.     Diffusion of innovations.     Biotechnology -- Risk assessment.     Medical technology -- History.     Medicine -- Research.       MARC Display

You bet your life : from blood transfusions to mass vaccination, the long and risky history of medical innovation / Paul A. Offit. by Offit, Paul A. Basic Books, 2021. Call #: 610.9 O32y Subjects Therapeutics -- History.   Therapeutics -- Complications.   Diffusion of innovations.   Biotechnology -- Risk assessment.   Medical technology -- History.   Medicine -- Research. ISBN:  9781541620391 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  258 p. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index. Summary:  "Every medical decision, whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In 'You Bet Your Life,' physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusions four hundred years ago to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, risk has been essential to the discovery of new treatments. More importantly, understanding the risks is crucial to whether, as a society or as individuals, we accept them."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 610.9 O32y Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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