Here is the history of evidence-based medicine of the 16th – 20th centuries, presented in the form of short illustrated stories. The book describes both well-known and completely unknown facts. Physicians-researchers, physicians-innovators, physicians-writers, physicians-patients, physicians-politicians — all of them made amazing discoveries and feats to save the lives of patients.
You will learn about the most significant operations that laid the foundation for the development of the main directions of medicine; about how the causative agents of deadly diseases were discovered and about the victory over them; how the methods of treatment of chronic diseases and acute conditions were developed; how medical technology and vital drugs were invented and improved. The author clearly explains complex medical terms and the essence of important physiological processes.
There is no fiction in the book: the stated facts are backed up by careful verification in special literature and periodicals, memoirs, interviews, lectures, archival materials.
For the audio version of the book, the author recorded a special preface: a message to his listeners.
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