Die Medizin und Ihre Feinde

Empress Maria Theresa and Johann Wolfgang Goethe were proponents of the smallpox vaccine, while Immanuel Kant, Andreas Hofer, and Karl Lueger opposed it. Witch hunters, natural healers, Nazi-era physicians: Journalist and author Herbert Lackner and renowned oncologist Christoph Zielinski explore the roots of today's anti-science movement in history and describe its profound misconceptions. The result is the first comprehensive account of a phenomenon that raises many questions: Why are hippies with dreadlocks suddenly marching alongside right-wing extremists in vaccination protests across Europe? What connects concerned mothers and fringe conspiracy theorists? Why do they trust strange miracle healers more than science? And what should a medical professional think of their arguments? "Medicine and Its Enemies" provides answers to these questions.