0.05: Evidence-Based Medicine from Magic to the Search for Immortality

A large-scale, comprehensive study of the past, present, and future of evidence-based medicine.

How did magical medicine work, and why were patients ordered to walk to the executions of criminals? From what diseases, according to mystic doctors, did lily of the valley, wild cucumber, and bear’s fur help? In what ways was Hippocrates right, and where did he make mistakes? Why, in the 19th century, did childbirth outside the street end less often with puerperal fever than childbirth surrounded by doctors in hospitals? What are clinical trials and how are they conducted? Who are biohackers, and how do modern specialists look for the elixir of immortality? How are patients selected for trials, and why does this so often lead to errors? What is evidence-based medicine, and how does it differ from alternative medicine? What are the main arguments and slogans of the supporters of alternative medicine—and why are they fundamentally wrong? In general, how does real medicine differ from charlatanism and magical practices?

Peter Talantov’s audiobook contains all the comprehensive information about how evidence-based medicine was born, what state it is in today, and what its future will be.