Today, surgical breakthroughs have been as astonishing as heart transplants and face transplants, and even keeping people alive with the help of technology. But, what was life like for surgeons before this emerging science? 

In this interview, Richard Hollingham, author of “Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery,” take us back in time when medicine was the Wild West of experimentation and shocking decisions.

 

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