This is a clear and compelling description of how “Traditional Western Medicine” developed and functioned exactly as much alternative medicine does today, on the basis of tradition and anecdote, and how it was abandoned in favor of scientific medicine. Dr. Hanna illustrates as clearly as I have ever seen why science-based medicine is more reliable than folk medicine, and why it has largely supplanted folk practices wherever there are sufficient resources to make this possible. Bravo Dr. Hanna!
From Bloodletting to Evidence-Based Medicine
