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Birthdate: 20th Century
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Maryland, USA
Places of residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Education: Columbia University
New York University School of Medicine
Occupations: Internal Medicine Physician
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Agent: Eric Myers

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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure… by Lydia Kang

Many tales you've likely heard bits of before, but they make up a repulsive collection of bad takes in medicine over the centuries. Missing here are the straight up heinous acts against Black people and other races while doctors tried to figure things out

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KallieGrace | 43 other reviews | Aug 30, 2024 |

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure… by Lydia Kang

DNF. I got a ways into this and realized that I would not get anything out of it.

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shanep | 43 other reviews | Aug 23, 2024 |

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure… by Lydia Kang

Had to read this in small doses. Imperative - so much to take in.

What a fascinating, crazy, weird, disgusting, mental, fun, remarkable read.

I thought I was gullible through the years! Nope.

Also, shows how cruel and manipulative people can be when given the chance. And it’s still going on - all the crazy “remedies” going around when Covid hit.

Highly recommend if you like shaking your head in disbelief a lot.

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JMSiperly | 43 other reviews | Jul 14, 2024 |

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's… by Lydia Kang

I've been wanting to read more non-fiction lately, but nothing stood out to me until I picked up the authors' other book Quackery on a whim. I was hooked. I bought this one immediately after and loved it. I'm sure most of the information is old news for anyone well read on these topics or in the medical field, but I was so absorbed. Very engaging with reference photos. I wish more textbooks in school were written this way, accessible and with some humor.

Not super relevant, but I had to mention that I really enjoyed the feel of this book while reading it. The pages are thick and high quality.… (more)

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yeffin | 3 other reviews | Jul 13, 2024 |

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