Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
2013 | 1 seasons | 3 episodes | 8.0 ★ (1)
- Overview
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.
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- First Air Date
22 July 2013
- Last Air Date
05 August 2013
- Creator
- Stars
Michael Mosley
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