Historia De La Medicina [DVD]

The history of Medicine is the history of the struggle for life composed of a long series of triumphs and failures. It tells of the social taboos that are broken, the risky experiments and individual trials in which doctors put their own lives in danger. It also tells of the coincidences that led to the first discoveries. And how these discoveries continue to save millions of people today. This documentary series takes us through the fascinating history of healing art, from the first scientific publications made by Vasalius, who revolutionized Anatomy, to Edgar Jenner's first vaccines against syphilis, and the organ transplants of the 20th century. Many moral diseases have been eradicated, however, the field of medicine continually shows our problems and challenges. Our viruses constantly threaten society. Can Medicine provide us with a faint light of hope?