In the decade from 1935-1945, while the Second World War raged in Europe, a new class of medicines capable of controlling bacterial infections launched a therap

In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine. The Naz

The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of lives and creating a vast new industry known as Big Pharma. As late as the 1930s, virtually no

A fast-paced, medical-historical mystery, filled with twists and turns.-Chicago Tribune

The author sets the discovery and use of penicillin in the broader context of social and cultural changes across the world. He examines the drug's contributions