In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Dr. Athalia Pyzer and I discuss whether Roman and modern medicine have anything in common.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:48 Leeches and maggots
3:51 Schools of (mal)practice
7:00 Hippocratic oaths
10:13 Diet and exercise
11:46 Causes of disease
14:10 Standing on eels
16:42 The efficacy of dunking in pools
18:05 Willow bark and myrrh
20:12 Opium
22:01 Iron and beeswax in pills
24:29 Closing wounds with honey, etc.
27:15 The benefits of urine
28:52 Surgical woes
32:30 Does ancient medicine still matter?