HIST209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Medical History
3 Aug 2016
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Medicine (simple getting rid of disease) vs. healing (can encompass all dimensions of health on a broader scale) 2000 bc eat root - 1000 bc eat root + say prayer. 1850 ad drink potion - 1930 swallow pill. 1970 take antibiotic - 2000 antibiotic is artificial + possibility of. Antibiotic resistance, so eat root (full circle how ironic!) (gap b/w 1000 bc and 1850 ad b/c nothing considered scientifically valid it"s all pretty subjective) Medical history, like medical practice and medical science, is about questions and answers, evidence and interpretation . History invites students to ponder why things came to be as they are, and how they change . Both acknowledge limitations and fact that we may not always have enough sound evidence, but historical approaches can occur over a much longer period of time. Commodificaiton of medicine, idea of health as a fundamental right/governmental responsibility.
