Adventures of Young Dr. Masters #1
In "Dr. Masters' Desperate Decision!", young Dr. Masters grapples with a pivotal moment in medical history as he confronts the ethical and professional challenges of pioneering painless surgery using ether. Told through the lens of a real-life breakthrough, this story captures the tension and courage behind one of medicine’s most transformative moments, illustrated with crisp, expressive art by John Rosenberger on both interior and cover.
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The story of the development of painkillers, and Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, a dentist who used ether successfully and encouraged its use at Massachusetts General Hospital in the mid-nineteenth century.
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