Public HealthOctober 1, 2017
How Ether Transformed Surgery from a Race against the Clock
Before anesthesia, surgeons battled patient agony during each procedure. But another foe awaited them next: postoperative infection
Stories by Lindsey Fitzharris
Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art, is a medical historian who runs Web sites and video series dedicated to the little-known stories behind the history of medicine. She has written for the Lancet, New Scientist and other publications.