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Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans
By Bill Schutt
Those pearly whites do more than just shine.
How controversial south-of-the-border clinics approach addiction.
Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic
By Tabitha Stanmore
When spells — and the fear of them — reigned supreme.
American Breakdown
By Jennifer Lunden
Seeking (but seldom finding) succor in U.S. healthcare.
Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola: The Untold Story
By Benjamin Black
An unflinching look at a harrowing epidemic in Africa.
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
By Simon Schama
Anti-science hysteria is nothing new. (Ivermectin, anyone?)
The Facemaker
By Lindsey Fitzharris
An affecting yet disorderly account of a pioneering doctor’s life-changing work.
American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life
By Jennifer Lunden
Seeking (but seldom finding) succor in U.S. healthcare.
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