Historical facts about medicine and clinics
Historical facts about medicine and clinics
Medical history has had a profound impact on the way medical practices are used today. For centuries, medical pioneers have been at the forefront of medical research, developing treatments and cures that have improved the lives of countless people. In this article, we will explore the life and work of some of these pioneering individuals […]
Medicine in the 19th century The nineteenth century can be called the time when medicine was fully formed as a science. Mysticism, witchcraft and ecclesiastical practices no longer had a place in medicine. The knowledge accumulated and processed in previous periods of history began to produce practical results, expressed in an increase in life expectancy, […]
Although the first great discoveries of anatomy enabled doctors to save many lives, they could not alleviate pain. Without anesthesia, surgeries were a living nightmare. Patients were held or strapped to a table, and surgeons tried to work as quickly as possible. In 1811, one woman wrote: “When the terrible steel plunged into me, dissecting […]
The human heart is a muscle the size of a fist. It beats more than a hundred thousand times a day, over seventy years – that’s more than two billion heartbeats. The heart pumps 23 liters of blood per minute. Blood flows through the body, passing through an intricate system of arteries and veins. If […]
It is difficult to say exactly when the history of medicine began. It is known that already in ancient times certain plants were used for medicinal purposes, after it was discovered during their use that some of them could, for example, relieve abdominal pain, soothe or remove fever. The use of medicinal plants is considered […]
Under the influence of the advanced philosophical teachings of the ancient Greeks – spontaneous materialism and naive dialectics – the advanced doctors of ancient Greece during its heyday gave new solutions to many questions of medicine: about the material causes of diseases, about their connection with the external environment, about disease as a changing phenomenon […]
In ancient Greece, the treatment of diseases was based more on philosophy than on a true understanding of human anatomy. Surgical intervention was rare, and dissection of cadavers was not yet practiced. As a result, physicians had little or no knowledge of the internal structure of the human being. It was not until the Renaissance […]
The ability to look inside a person It is impossible to imagine life without the next great discovery. Imagine not knowing where to operate on a patient, or which bone is broken, where the bullet is lodged, or what the pathology might be. The ability to look inside a person without cutting them open was […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a treatment doctrine that originated in the advanced Chinese civilization and dates back several thousand years. The wide range of TCM treatments and our physician’s strong foundation in traditional medicine allow us to treat our patients individually. In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, lesser-known therapies such as Banerjee homeopathy, microimmunotherapy, […]
The great benefit of small needs One of the earliest substrates to be studied by physicians was urine. There is information about it in extant ancient Chinese, ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek written sources, as well as in the Indian treatise “Ayurveda”. The color of urine, which can vary from light to dark brown, sometimes red, […]