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The Gory History of Barber Surgeons: Medieval Medicine Gone Mad

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Surgical instruments of ancient physicians. Credit: Kai Beercrafter / Adobe Stock

It’s no surprise that the history of medicine had a rocky and somewhat gruesome journey before reaching its current, modern state. From the earliest meddling in surgery in Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages and a much more brutal and crude way of dealing with illness and injury

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