The History of Medicine
Monday, January 11th, 20102000 BC
Here, eat this root.
1000 BC
That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1805 AD
That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 AD
That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 AD
That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 AD
That antibiotic doesn’t work anymore. Here, eat this root….
–Unknown
Happy Monday! I would add (quite literally):
2010 AD
This root, that root, how do we know what works for me? Here, take this test and we can tell you
