100 Stories from the History of Medicine. Part 2 (Stories 51 to 100)

You are looking at a history of evidence-based medicine from the 16th to the 20th centuries, presented in the form of short illustrated stories. The book describes both well-known and completely unknown facts. Research doctors, innovators, doctors who wrote, doctors and patients, doctors and politicians—everyone made astonishing discoveries and feats in order to preserve patients’ lives. You will learn about the most significant operations that laid the foundation for the main branches of medicine; about how the causes of deadly diseases were discovered and how they were defeated; how methods of treating chronic illnesses and acute conditions were developed; and how medical equipment and vital medicines were invented and improved. The author explains complex medical terms and the essence of important physiological processes in an accessible way. The book contains no fiction: the facts are supported by careful verification in specialized literature and periodicals, memoirs, interviews, lectures, and archival materials. For the audiobook version, the author recorded a special preface— a message to his listeners.