Health Historian Gifts

"Well, I'm pretty sure I don't have Alzheimer's."

2020's Bug Bear

"What's that mark on your arm, Mama?"

"We're doing everything we can to make him comfortable, short of dressing up as male doctors."

'Feed a cold, starve the plague.'

Cures for Ye Plague

Edward Jenner

'These young doctors know nothing, I used to see 500 patients every day...'

Leeches, lucky charms, rat catching. The secretary of health is in.

Early Blood Draw

John Snow

Covid Vaccines

"Milton finally found a doctor he can trust - one who still believes in the healing power of money."

Asylum; May contain patients with mental problems.

I'm not fighting you until you show me your mask.

An early medical case ripe for a malpractice lawsuit.

'He keeps a scrapbook of newspaper articles about bathtub injuries.'

Antique Ailments

"So why is it that we only get to see you whenever you need a gruesome amputation?"

'In this practice we like to have the best of the old with the best of the new.'

Consultation of Physicians.

"We use leeches on the test subjects and slugs on the control group."

"We'll be performing the operation using original instruments."

Early Anaesthesia

Florence Nightingale

"You've omitted your previous patient experience and recommendations from two other doctors."

"They just don't make 'em like Doc Malone anymore!"

"How come we don't start plagues any more? Are we one of those boring couples?"

Historic Medical Moments: The first time a body rejected a heart before it was transplanted.

"I'd thought I'd lost my arm when I was hit in battle. It's amazing what they can do with reconstructive surgery these days."

Hippocrates

"Look, the generic ones are just as good, and your insurance doesn't cover the brand leeches."

"On certain types of wounds we use lawyers instead of leeches because lawyers never seem to get their fill of blood..."

Press Conference

The devolution of the NHS