The History Of Medicine.... How it came to be ?
The history of medicine shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon , China , Egypt and India . The Indians introduced the concepts of medical diagnosis , prognosis , and advanced medical ethics . The Hippocratic Oath was written in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE, and is a direct inspiration for oaths of office that physicians swear upon entry into the profession today. In the Middle Ages , surgical practices inherited from the ancient masters were improved and then systematized in Rogerius's The Practice of Surgery . Universities began systematic training of physicians around 1220 CE in Italy. Invention of the microscope was a consequence of improved understanding, during the Renaissance. Prior to the 19th century, humorism (also known as humo...