What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Or does it? Medical practices have certainly changed over the years – and one hopes for the better. Where did we come from medically speaking? That’s this week on the podcast.

I've been reading some books about pandemics and epidemics. It is damn fascinating.

One of things I am finding most fascinating is the evolution of science, health and medicine. Things didn’t just happen – much research goes into scientific discovery. Certainly there is some luck or just being in the right place at the right time, but much of it is laborious, painstaking, tedious work.

This week I take a look at the history of "modern" medicine from a western point of view. Witty commentary included.

References this week: 

Common causes of death worldwide: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death

Western medical history timeline: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379645/

Medical oddities: https://www.history.com/tag/medicine