Contents
Chapter 1. The World’s First Physician: Hippocrates and the Discovery of Medicine
The making of the man: 19 generations of healers and 3 first-rate legends
Milestone #1 Getting real: diseases have natural causes
Milestone #2 It’s the patient, stupid: the creation of clinical medicine
Milestone #3 A code of ethics that stands the test of time
Milestone #4 Acting the part: professionalizing the practice of medicine
Milestone #5 The enigmatic Corpus: 60 books and a wealth of medical firsts
Milestone #6 Where the two worlds meet: a holistic approach to medicine
Hippocrates for yesterday, today...and tomorrow
Chapter 2. How Cholera Saved Civilization: The Discovery of Sanitation
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