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'Thing sure have changed. Fifty years ago doctors made house calls.'

An early medical case ripe for a malpractice lawsuit.

"Congratulations, Mr. Roth. You are now officially a syndrome."

'He had a disease named after him.'

Milestone in Medicine: 'Brand new high technology, Lampwick, I'm going to bleed you!'

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

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

'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...'

"Trepanning for gold"

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

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

Early Blood Draw

John Snow

Asylum; May contain patients with mental problems.

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

J. Greeble, MD: Practice limited to simple, straightforward, old-fashioned diseases.

Antique Ailments

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

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

Consultation of Physicians.

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

"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?"

Lady Physicians

Doctors Through the Ages...

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

Rene Laennec

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