Medical Heroes & Heretics

by Wayne Martin

Orthodox science -- particularly in the medical profession -- has for centuries resisted change. It traces back at least as far as Socrates who was done to death for corrupting youth with his innovative ideas. In recent times, practically all the great advances in medicine have been made against a powerfully entrenched orthodoxy. Wayne Martin's book is about some of the men involved -- then and now.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Mary Karpel-Jergic]

Although dated, this book presents a lively historical look at how progress (or lack of progress) occurs in medicine. It is quite shocking how the medical orthodoxy of opinion stifles innovation. I found the writing style to be a bit wordy in places and there was some repetition but overall the stories are told well.

Everything is quackery... until it is permitted to be medicine and/or science but this caution, when dealing with life threatening disease can be seen to be responsible for many deaths.

[John]

Reminds iconoclasts in all fields of endeavor that no dogma is absolute. We must keep an open mind.