Since ancient times, the art of healing has been constantly changing: brilliant scientific discoveries have replaced false ideas about the structure of the body and extreme methods of treatment. This book will introduce you to medical science, from primitive prehistoric treatments to 21st century high-tech. The book has 4 parts: development history; discoveries and inventions; medical sciences; scientists. You will travel through the history of medical knowledge from the Maya and Aztecs through Byzantium, the Arab world, Western Europe and Moscow Russia to the medicine of the future. Learn the history of the invention of anesthesia, X-ray, syringe, condom, antibiotics and stem cells. Get an idea of ​ ​ different sections of medicine and get acquainted with outstanding doctors and scientists from Asclepius to Natalia Bekhtereva.