medical non-fiction you actually want to read

medical non-fiction written like the most engaging action novels that will expand your knowledge without pain let me know if i should add anything here!

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created by Vasilissa

last updated November, 2025

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Book marking this list!

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thank you! I hope you'll like these books! 💚

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Oh may I also suggest the Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean! This is the blurb:

Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn’t everything, it’s the only thing—no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries and often committing crimes in the process.

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oh, thanks, I'll add it here 🙂‍↕️

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Medical non-fiction is so interesting! I have absolutely no medical experience, but find the history of modern medicine so intriguing (and often terrifying!!)

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yesss, same here im just like "it really worked like that not that many years ago??? 😭😭😭" it's often so unhinged

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Soooo unhinged you really have to wonder wtf they were thinking lol

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