Medicine through the Ages: From Acupuncture to Antibiotics
by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods

While the book Medicine through the Ages: From Acupuncture to Antibiotics is aimed at a younger reader, I managed to learn quite a few new bits of medical history facts.

Each chapter of the book centers around one specific ancient society—Egypt, India, China, the Americas, Greece, and Rome—going into some detail about their most noted accomplishments. I appreciated the level of detail that the authors were able to impart without talking down to their intended audience.

If I have any quibbles concerning the book is that it concentrates mostly on ancient medical technology and quickly covers what we would consider modern medicine with a few paragraphs. Be that as it may, this is still a book worth reading, especially if you are interested in ancient medicine.

I really appreciated the extras in the book, including a very nice timeline of what was covered, a glossary, source notes, a selected bibliography, and websites that gives any young reader a good jumping off point for further discovery.

Medicine through the Ages: From Acupuncture to Antibiotics is squarely aimed at younger readers who have an interest either in history or medicine if not both. But if you are an adult, don’t let this deter you from picking up Medicine through the Ages: From Acupuncture to Antibiotics because you might just be surprised at how much you will learn.

5/5 stars

[Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for my honest and objective opinion which I have given here.]