Health Historians Gifts

'It's only hypochondria, but it's a very virulent FORM of it.'

"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."

Cures for Ye Plague

'Feed a cold, starve the plague.'

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

Edward Jenner

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

Early Blood Draw

John Snow

Asylum; May contain patients with mental problems.

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

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

Covid Vaccines

An early medical case ripe for a malpractice lawsuit.

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

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

Antique Ailments

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

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

Consultation of Physicians.

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

Early Anaesthesia

Florence Nightingale

"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?"

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

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

"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."

Doctors Through the Ages...

Lady Physicians

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

Hippocrates

Rene Laennec

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