Who would’ve predicted modern toxic bro culture leading to the resurfacing of miasma theory? But at this point I wouldn’t be surprised to hear him start talking about imbalances of black bile and phlegm.
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Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 5 weeks agoholup, what? This guy is working on Victorian era medical knowledge? Is his idol Robert Liston??
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Theodoric of York.
You know, medicine is not an exact science, but we are learning all the time. Why, just fifty years ago, they thought a disease like your daughter’s was caused by demonic possession or witchcraft. But nowadays we know that Isabelle is suffering from an imbalance of bodily humors, perhaps caused by a toad or a small dwarf living in her stomach.
TyrionBean@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
It’s always gratifying to see another “old person” in the comments. 😃