The History of Medicine

<p>This is not a full scale history of medicine - more a look at some of the wild medical practices and old-timey treatments performed by our “doctor” forefathers.</p><p>How about: cocaine for hay fever, treating malaria with a magic word, using mercury on syphilis, using vinegar soaked rags to stop heart palpitations, curing a hangover with shit and owl eggs mixed together, or sticking smoke up your arse as a remedy for cholera.</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/WTMbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cox Butchers</a> is, literally, the best butchers in Glasgow (Scottish Business Awards 2021). Their <a href="https://bit.ly/WTMbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online shop</a> is open and they deliver nationwide.</p><p>Support Wrong Term Memory on <a href="https://bit.ly/WTMpatreon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a></p><p>An original production from <a href="https://quitethethingmedia.com/glasgower/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glasgower</a></p><p>Produced by Jack Shaw and Colin McMillan</p><p>Our executive producers are Mark Brown, Robert McMillan, Stewart Glass, Andy Sladen and Lee Ruthven</p>