In front of you is the 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, doctors-innovators, doctors-writers, doctors-patients, doctors-politicians—all of them made surprising discoveries and feats in order to preserve their patients’ lives.
You will learn about the most significant operations that marked the start of the main branches of medicine; how the causative agents of deadly diseases were discovered and how they were overcome; how methods for treating chronic illnesses and acute conditions were developed; 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 fictional invention: the facts presented are supported by thorough verification in specialized literature and periodicals, memoirs, interviews, lectures, and archival materials.
For the audiobook version, the author recorded a special introduction: a message to his listeners.
Contents:
100 Stories from the History of Medicine. Part 1
Story 1. The Birth of Science. Ambroise Paré (1537)
Story 2. The Condom in the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Gabriele Falloppio (1563)
Story 3. The Oldest Clinical Hospital in Europe. Otho Heurnius (1636)
Story 4. European Doctors’ Introduction to Reflexology. Willem ten Reijne (1674)
Story 5. The First Outpatient Clinic for People with Mental Disorders. Edward Tyson (1684)
Story 6. An Operation for a Rectal Fistula. Charles-François Félix and Louis XIV (1686)
Story 7. The First Russian Hospital. Nikolai Bidloo (1707)
Story 8. Treatment of Tooth Decay. Pierre Fauchard (1724)
Story 9. Treatment of Appendicitis. Claude-Amiand (1735)
Story 10. A Clinical Study with Randomized Groups
Story 11. Sanitary and Epidemiological Oversight
Story 12. Disinfection Instead of Destruction
Story 13. The Society for Saving Drowning People
Story 14. The Start of the Fight against Carcinogens
Story 15. Emergency Medical Care in the Field
Story 16. Removal of a Tumor Under General Anesthesia
Story 17. The Stethoscope
Story 18. The Discovery of the Nature of Digestion. William Beaumont and Alexis St.-Martin
Story 19. Lithotripsy. Jean Civiale (1824)
Story 20. Lymphoma. Thomas Hodgkin (1826)
Story 21. Antisocial Behavior as a Symptom. Fyodor Gаas (1829)
Story 22. Development of Thyrotoxicosis. Carl von Basedow (1840)
Story 23. Spirometry. John Hutchinson (1842)
Story 24. Disinfection of Medic Hands. Ignaz Semmelweis (1847)
Story 25. Pain Relief in Childbirth. John Snow and Queen Victoria (1853)
Story 26. The Establishment of the Davos Spa Resort. Alexander Spengler (1853)
Story 27. Laryngoscopy and Phoniatrics. Manuel García (1855)
Story 28. Trichinellosis. Friedrich Zenker (1860)
Story 29. The Theft of Quinine Tree Seeds. Charles Ledger and Manuel Ikamanahi (1865)
Story 30. Decoding Riad Biology and the Beginning of Tropical Parasitology. Alexey Fedchenko (1870)
Story 31. Prevention of Caisson Disease. Alphonse Jaminé (1870)
Story 32. The Cause of Leprosy. Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1873)
Story 33. Syndrome of Mental Automatism. Viktor Kandinsky (1877)
Story 34. Lice as a Carrier of Typhus. Grigory MInch (1878)
Story 35. Resection of the Stomach. Theodor Billroth (1881)
Story 36. Vaccination Against Anthrax. Louis Pasteur (1881)
Story 37. The City Service of Ambulance Care. Jaromír Mundy (1881)
Story 38. Immunity. Ilya Mechnikov (1883)
Story 39. Victory over Rabies. Louis Pasteur (1885)
Story 40. Two Forms of Bartonellosis. Daniel Carrión (1885)
Story 41. Korsakov’s Syndrome. Sergey Korsakov (1887)
Story 42. The Cause of Tetanus. Shibasaburo Kitasato (1889)
Story 43. Lumbar Puncture. Heinrich Quincke (1890)
Story 44. Antivenom Serum for Snakebites. Albert Calmette (1894)
Story 45. The Cause of the Plague. Alexandre Yersin (1894)
Story 46. The Cause of Botulism. Emil von Ermengem (1895)
Story 47. Radiation Therapy. Emil Grubbe (1896)
Story 48. Vaccination Against Plague. Vladimir Havkin (1897)
Story 49. Surgical Gloves and a Mask. William Halsted and Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (1897)
Story 50. Malaria Carrier. Ronald Ross (1897)