Publisher's Synopsis
"Medicine Today" is a book of readings for first year college students preparing to specialize in a branch of medicine, or anyone interested in current developments in medicine. The book gives an overview of medicine from general practice to specialized fields such as epidemiology. There are also chapters on alternative medicine, medical care in the developing world and the legal aspects of medicine today.;Each chapter is followed by exercise work which is closely related to the skills that many doctors require in English, such as reading efficiently for gist and writing accurate summaries. Additionally, there are warm-up exercises to prepare for the readings and a variety of tasks and activities.
