Known for his teaching as much as his healing abilities, Hippocrates passed on his medical knowledge to his two sons and started a school for medicine on the island of Kos around 400 BCE. It was probably here that many of the methods attributed to Hippocrates were developed. The Hippocratic...
Modern medicine is too focused on drugs, radiation, and surgery as the only way to treat illness. I believe we could greatly drive down the cost of medical care, and be a much healthier nation, if doctors were actually trained in the Hippocratic methods of healing, and were required to be...
Among the anachronisms in the original oath, physicians swear by the Greek gods and goddesses of health to follow the covenant to the best of their ability. According to a 2016 article published inThe BMJ, this pledge to the healing gods read as follows: "I swear by Apollo the Healer, by...
QUOTES Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Walking is man’s best medicine. Make a habit of two things, to help; or at least to do no harm. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below...