Just what the doctor ordered: the history of American medicine
History
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Illustrates the changes in medical practices in the United States since Europeans first settled here. Recalls the first medical school opening in 1765 and the fact that George Washington, suffering from a sore throat, died from prescribed bleeding in 1799.… Attributes improvements in medicine to better education, upgraded sanitation practices, and the discovery of vaccines. For grades 5-8