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What did Hippocrates achieve?

Updated: 8/22/2023
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13y ago

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Though it isn't very certain as to what he discovered, it is said that Hippocrates was the first person to believe that diseases were caused naturally and NOT by the gods or superstition. It has also been said that he was the first physician to discover the symptoms for both pneumonia and childhood epilepsy. Hope that helps. :] it should

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13y ago

Nothing!

Rather than nothing, he did say "first do no harm" (primum non nocere, in Latin). This enabled physicians to observe conditions first, rather than prescribe potions, which could be potentially toxic, and even life-threatening.

Hippocrates did prescribe dietary advice, and gave environmental suggestions on how to live a healthier and, potentially, longer life.

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12y ago

He is the Father of medicine, who healed millions of people during his time, he was a physician and performed thousands of surgeries using ancient rock crafted instruments, 1 example of surgery he performed was cranial Trepanation where he made a hole in the skull to release pressure from the brain and it was researched and proven that it existed.

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6y ago

Hippocrates Invented the Hippocratic oath. It says that doctors must do no harm.

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