Patient Zero. On the Patients Who Made Brilliant Doctors Famous

When talking about the history of medicine and the discoveries that made it possible to treat diseases successfully, we always remember the names of brilliant doctors and scientists. But we forget those who made these discoveries possible. Luke Perino’s book is devoted to patients whose cases pushed medicine forward and made it what we know today. You’ll embark on an exciting adventure spanning several centuries, during which you will witness the earliest experiments with anesthesia, the testing of vaccines, the treatment of hysteria, and other medical events. The author of "Zero Patient" tells about the people who patiently provided their bodies for research—in rural hospitals or while visiting practicing doctors. Perhaps not all of them fully understood what contribution to the development of medicine they were making, but it was their participation that made the treatment of many diseases effective and successful.