history of medicine
Ancient Greece
Five Things the Ancient Greeks Can Teach Us About Medicine Today
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Medicine has changed beyond recognition in the last 2,000 years. So why should we still care what the ancient Greeks thought of Western medicine?
By Helen King
The ancient Greeks are widely seen as having been the founders of Western medicine...
Ancient Greece
Hippocrates and Willow Bark? What You Know About the History of Aspirin is Probably Wrong
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It is believed that more than two thousand years ago, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, discovered the active ingredient in aspirin.