Dr. Patrick Treacy has released another new book entitled 'The Living History of Medicine'.
In this fascinating book, he takes us on a journey with Osler’s famed ‘Goddess of Medicine’ and explains how she is continually on the move, fleeing from battles, tyranny, and oppression, seeking to find a home where man can study pathology in peace.
Over the centuries, she has traversed from Edinburgh to Dublin, London to Vienna, Berlin to Maryland, and ultimately to California, guiding doctors in harnessing groundbreaking technologies and combating the diseases of the modern era. The book also delves into the remarkable contributions of fellow surgeon Denis Burkitt, who identified a childhood cancer prevalent in specific African regions. Driven by humanitarian missions in Uganda, Burkitt first documented the disease in 1958, subsequently recognized worldwide as Burkitt's lymphoma.
Dr Treacy is recognised as one of the most influential aesthetic practitioners in the world. He was awarded ‘Top Aesthetic Practitioner in the World’ (2019).
He states: ''The history of medicine is a living one and involves much more than reflecting on the battles that have been won or lost in the ever-changing struggle against disease. The living history really lies within man himself and too often the human side of this story is neglected. As doctors, we have been trained to focus on the signs of disease and consequently, we pay little attention to the people who discovered them. When we read in our pathology texts about the interesting triad of defects in an illness such as Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, we tend to forget about the doctors who faced great personal hardships to bring us the medical eponyms and more importantly, the information we now use to treat the disorder. These doctors who often faced great personal hardships brought us the information we now use to treat the disorder."
Picture: Dr Patrick Treacy with Evelyn West, Judith Burtkitt (Daughter of Denis Burkitt) and her husband.
When we read in our pathology texts about the interesting triad of defects in an illness such as Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, we tend to forget about the doctors who faced great personal hardships to bring us the medical eponyms and more importantly, the information we now use to treat the disorder. These doctors who often faced great personal hardships brought us the information we now use to treat the disorder''.
The book can be found on Amazon or at Austin McCauley websites.
