I recently fell into a rabbit hole reading about Jonas Salk, his discovery of the polio vaccine , and ensuing refusal to patent it. It’s fascinating and makes me want to read about the history of medicine told through the lens of unique stories like Salk’s.
For example, I loved reading about the natural experiments that led to the discovery of germ theory and the cause of scurvy.
Is there a book that combines all these unique stories into an entertaining and edifying read?
by Little_Flan7641
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Oh man, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is right up your alley. We literally owe the vast majority of medical science to Henrietta’s cells. It is a fascinating book, one of my very favorites.
[The Ghost Map](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36086.The_Ghost_Map), about the search for the cause of cholera, is really good.