Who is our first doctor?

His name was Hippocrates of Kos. Hippocrates is believed to have laid the foundation stone of what is now known as medicine that too at a time when medical treatment was not only an inconceivable thought, but diseases were seen to be superstitious in nature and was believed to be a result of punishment by the gods.

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Ever wondered what would have happened if the profession of a doctor never existed in the first place?

Medikabazaar wouldn’t be invented as there would be no healthcare industry as we know. Joking!

The number of deaths due to diseases is quite significant even when we have established medical practices in place. If there was no medicine, imagine the death toll that too from menial diseases? Quite a dark thought to process right?

We are living a better life where we can visit doctors for our health problems but this was made possible thousands of years back by a Greek physician who lived from approximately 460 BC to 375 BC. His name was Hippocrates of Kos. Hippocrates is believed to have laid the foundation stone of what is now known as medicine that too at a time when medical treatment was not only an inconceivable thought, but diseases were seen to be superstitious in nature and was believed to be a result of punishment by the gods. Hippocrates established the first school dedicated towards training of medical practice. For this, he is known as the “Father of Medicine.” Almost 60 medical documents associated with Hippocrates have been recovered and preserved. This archive is known as the Hippocratic Corpus. Although all the documents might not have been written by Hippocrates himself, but it is believed that the documents reflect his ideologies and doctrines. One of the revered documents amongst the archive is called the Hippocratic Oath in which he outlined a code of ethics for doctors. Although it is yet to be proven as to whether Hippocrates really is the author but he has been credited for the same by many. Here is modern translation of the Oath written in 1964 by Dr. Louis Lasagna, then professor of medicine at John Hopkins University. “I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

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I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug. I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery. I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God. I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm. If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.” Although many modern day doctors express that many aspects of the Oath is not applicable today, but they still hold true to certain beliefs which deal with treating patients responsibly, and sharing of the knowledge with upcoming doctors.

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