Medicine from Hunter Gatherers to Modern Hospitals: An Analysis of the Patient-Doctor Relationship and Advancements That Changed Medical Treatment Forever.

Abstract

Through analysis of primary sources and examination of several medical discoveries, it is clear that tools and approaches for diagnosis or treatment, ties between religion and medicine, and the overall patient-doctor relationship varied greatly in different historical time periods. Arguably, these varying perspectives were both a cause and a consequence of increased availability and use of medical knowledge and technological advancement through the centuries. (from Introduction).