Medical History Buffs T-Shirts

Man with a wooden leg asking to be measured for a pair of boots

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

What to do till medicine is discovered....

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

'I used to think I was the only one kids hated... I don't know what I'd do if it weren't for you guys.'

"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.'

PHARMACY, 'Tell Hippocrates to write his prescriptions in Greek -- I can't read Babylonian!'

Edward Jenner

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

'Medical science is this close to finding a cure for the common evil vapors.'

"Trepanning for gold"

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

Early Blood Draw

John Snow

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

An early medical case ripe for a malpractice lawsuit.

Antique Ailments

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

Consultation of Physicians.

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

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

Florence Nightingale

Early Anaesthesia

"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?"

2020's Bug Bear

Rene Laennec

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

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

Hippocrates

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

Lady Physicians