100 Stories from the History of Medicine: The Greatest Discoveries, Feats, and Crimes in the Name of Your Health and Longevity

Before you is the history of evidence-based medicine from the 16th to the 20th century, presented in the form of short illustrated stories. The book describes both well-known and completely unknown facts. Researcher doctors, innovative doctors, writer doctors, patient doctors, politician doctors — all of them made amazing discoveries and feats for the sake of saving patients' lives.
You will learn about the most significant operations that laid the foundation for the development of major areas of medicine; how the causative agents of deadly diseases were discovered and how they were conquered; how treatment methods for chronic diseases and acute conditions were developed; how medical technology and vital medications were invented and improved. The author explains complex medical terms and the essence of important physiological processes in an accessible way.
There is no artistic fiction in the book: the facts presented are supported by careful verification in special literature and periodicals, memories, interviews, lectures, and archival materials.