Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

2013 | 1 seasons | 3 episodes | 8.0 ★ (1)

Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
  • 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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