Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
2013•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•7.5•Ended
Documentary
In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.
Network
BBC Four
Origin
GB
Cast
Michael Mosley
Self - Presenter
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