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New Review of Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Original: 🆕 blog! “Book Review: Quackery - A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang” ★★★⯪☆ This is a cha

A new blog review rates Lydia Kang's book 'Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything' three and a half stars. The reviewer calls it a charming and funny account of how humans have promoted fake medical cures for money, noting that despite the grim and occasionally distressing subject matter, the book remains an entertaining read about medical history's frauds and failures.

Why now: The reviewer has just published their take on a popular popular-science history book about medical quackery.

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• 🆕 blog! “Book Review: Quackery - A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang” ★★★⯪☆ This is a charming and funny book all about the various ways humans have promoted fake medical cures in exchange for money. Despite the grim (and occasionally distressing)… · Edent · 4

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