A curated collection of the best examples of medical discoveries and inventions from history

John C. Miles began life in Toronto, Canada and read music, history and English at university. Moving to the UK, he worked in London as a children's non-fiction editor for many years. A passionate historian, John spends much time researching the past and wondering how and why. He now lives near Bath, where he writes and edits. He also loves to photograph local landscapes with his collection of vintage film cameras.

• 1: Prehistoric medicine
• 1: Ancient Greek and Roman medicine
• 1: Chinese and Islamic medicine
• 1: New theories
• 1: Dissection and anatomy
• 1: Circulation
• 1: Sailors and scurvy
• 1: Smallpox and inoculation
• 1: Cholera
• 1: Anaesthetics
• 1: Louis Pasteur and vaccines
• 1: Antiseptic surgery
• 1: Psychiatry
• 1: Röntgen and X-rays
• 1: Magic bullets
• 1: Antibiotics - a chance discovery
• 1: Insulin
• 1: The first heart transplant
• 1: Imaging
• 1: Joint replacement surgery
• 1: Genetic therapy - and the future
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Further information
• 1: Index