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The Greek Doctors Who Invented Evidence-Based Medicine
Before Hippocrates became the face of Western medicine, a quiet revolution was underway in fifth-century Greece that separated healing from religion. This episode explores how the shift from shrine-based cures to empirical observation laid the groundwork for modern clinical practice. We look at the controversial figures of the Coan school and the radical idea that disease had natural causes rather than divine punishment. You will hear about the detailed case histories recorded on papyrus, the strict ethical codes that bound physicians to their patients, and the fierce debates among…
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