Thanks to the Magic of Modern Medicine

"Pick 3" Booklist

American sirens : the incredible story of the Black men who became America's first paramedic

Title: American sirens : the incredible story of the Black men who became America's first paramedic
By: Kevin Hazzard
Published: 2022

This is a rich and troubling hidden history of the Black origins of America's paramedics, a special band of dedicated essential workers, who stand ready to serve day and night on the line between life and death for every one of us.


A scientific revolution : ten men and women who reinvented American medicine

Title: A scientific revolution : ten men and women who reinvented American medicine
By: Ralph H. Hruban
Published: 2022

A collective biography of ten men and women--all affiliated with Johns Hopkins--who helped transform the practice of medicine in the United States.


Get well soon : history's worst plagues and the heroes who fought them

Title: Get well soon : history's worst plagues and the heroes who fought them
By: Jennifer Wright
Published: 2017

Throughout time, humans have been terrified and fascinated by the plagues they've suffered from. Get Well Soon delivers the gruesome, morbid details of some of the worst plagues in human history, as well as stories of the heroic figures who fought to ease their suffering.


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