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• The Hippocratic Oath is the most famous oath in medical history
• Hippocrates was known as the father of medicine, he believed that disease had natural causes rather than supernatural ones
• The Hippocratic Oath is the most famous oath in medical history, but it was not written by Hippocrates.
• Galen was an ancient Greek physician who lived from AD130-200
• Hippocrates believed that disease was caused by an imbalance between four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile) in the body.
• Hippocrates was known as the father of medicine, he believed that disease had natural causes rather than supernatural ones.
• Galen's theory on health and illness was based on the idea that there were four bodily fluids called "humours" - blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.
• Galen (130-200 AD) was an ancient Greek physician who lived during the Roman Empire. He studied at Alexandria under the tutelage of Herophilus and Erasistratus, two renowned physicians of his day.
• Galen's work dominated Western medicine until the Renaissance
• Galen's work dominated Western medicine until the Renaissance.
• Galen's work dominated Western medicine until the Renaissance.
• Galen was an ancient Greek physician who lived from AD130-200. He wrote about 500 books on various subjects including medicine, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, music, physics, and logic.
• Galen wrote about 500 books on various subjects including surgery, pharmacology, dietetics, and physiology
• Galen wrote about 500 books on various topics including surgery, pharmacology, and physiology.
• Galen's work on human anatomy was based on dissections of animals such as pigs and monkeys, which were considered close enough to humans to be useful models.
• During the Middle Ages, Galenic medicine became the dominant form of medical practice in Western Europe.
• Galen also believed that the brain controlled thought processes and emotions, which influenced his ideas about mental health.
• Galen's work was widely accepted throughout Europe until the Renaissance when new discoveries challenged his theories.
• Galen believed that these humours needed to be balanced for good health, and if they became unbalanced, this could lead to illness or disease.
• Galen believed that these humours needed to be balanced for good health, and if they became unbalanced, this could lead to illness or disease.
• Galen performed many dissections on animals to understand human anatomy.
• Galen performed many dissections on animals to understand human anatomy.
• Galen's theories about the body were widely accepted throughout Europe until the Renaissance.
• Galen's theories about the body were widely accepted throughout Europe until the Renaissance.
• Galen wrote over 500 books on various subjects including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, surgery, and dietetics
• The Black Death killed about one third of Europe's population between 1347 and 1351.
• The Hippocratic Oath is named after Hippocrates but it wasn’t written by him.
• The humoral system is a medical model which proposes that all diseases are caused by imbalances or excesses of one or more of these four body fluids.
• The humoral system is a medical model which proposes that all diseases are caused by imbalances or excesses of one or more of these four body fluids.
• The humoral system is a medical model which proposes that all diseases are caused by imbalances or excesses of one or more of these four body fluids.
• Medieval doctors relied heavily on Galen's teachings to diagnose and treat diseases.
• In terms of treatment, Galen advocated for dietary changes, exercise, and massage therapy to restore balance to the body.
• The Black Death killed around one third of Europe's population
• The Black Death killed over half of Europe's population in the mid-fourteenth century.
• In medieval times, doctors used leeches to suck out 'bad blood' from patients with fevers
• Hippocrates believed that disease resulted from natural causes such as climate, diet, and lifestyle rather than supernatural forces like gods or demons.
• Galen believed that health depended upon balance between four humors - blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile
• During this period, people began to question Galen's theories about the human body and its functions.
• Galen believed that blood circulated throughout the body but did not understand how it worked or where it came from.
• During the Middle Ages, people believed that diseases such as bubonic plague were caused by evil spirits or bad air