What’s amazing is that they didn’t always lose them back then. Sometimes they even helped them. See this description of a bladder stone operation in 1658. The patient lived until 1703.
Medical historians believe that doctors only began actually helping patients during World War I. Before that, their attempts to help killed more people than if they left the patients alone.
Differentname over 4 years ago
27th Century Medical Drama.
‘We have the technology to put this dog’s head onto the body of an eagle!’
‘Moms! Dougie is playing with the first aid kit again!’
VictoryRider over 4 years ago
Reminds me of this classic SNL bit. As a bonus, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi are all in it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edIi6hYpUoQ
gnome over 4 years ago
…wow has medicine advanced…
…that dagger was just a single billing code, for just one procedure…
…and with chemo, look what we can bill for now. Outcomes aren’t much different, but the profitability is through the roof…
Kaputnik over 4 years ago
What’s amazing is that they didn’t always lose them back then. Sometimes they even helped them. See this description of a bladder stone operation in 1658. The patient lived until 1703.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/behind-the-scenes/blog/removing-bladder-stone-size-tennis-ball
Mind you, it wasn’t the way to bet.
Ida No over 4 years ago
Hmm, another medical school student that can’t make the cut.
Ed The Red Premium Member over 4 years ago
Medical historians believe that doctors only began actually helping patients during World War I. Before that, their attempts to help killed more people than if they left the patients alone.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 4 years ago
The fools! Of course they failed. They didn’t cast his horoscope first.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
They weren’t knowledgeable yet in blood chemistry. What they knew came essentially from the Greeks.
LOLBeth over 4 years ago
Given the success of Game of Thrones, I think this would be a winner.