Fathers of Medicine and Allied Arts
Hippocrates & Co.
“Doctor,
I have an earache.”
2000 BC – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 BC – “That root is heathen, say this
prayer.”
1850 AD – “That prayer is superstition,
drink
this potion.”
1940 AD – “That potion is snake oil,
swallow
this pill.”
1985 AD – “That pill is ineffective, take
this
antibiotic.”
2000 AD – “That antibiotic is artificial.
Here,
eat this root.”
Medical Education
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The Triumph of American Medicine
