Why did Tutankhamun die? Could we have saved Pushkin after the duel? What did August D.—whose exact surname remained unknown—give to the world and to science? Using case histories of famous and not-so-famous people, the authors—medical journalists Alexey Paevsky and Anna Khoruzhaya—reveal important pages in the history of healing; lift the veil of the mystery that hid the passing of many celebrities; and, finally, give the reader a great deal of useful information that may save their health and life.