The Hippocratic Oath

Episode 293

11th October 2019

Did Hippocrates really make up his oath? Is “First, do no harm” part of it? We’ll answer all that and more on this week’s Sawbones.

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We’ve all heard about the oath new doctors have to take before they get their first scalpel and weird head mirror thing. But has it always been the same? Did Hippocrates really make it up? Is “First, do no harm” part of it? We’ll answer all that and more on this week’s Sawbones.

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Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers

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Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we’ve tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!

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