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I'm reminded of the scene in Mad Men where Roger says something to the effect of "I did everything they said for my ulcer, I drank the buttermilk. and now I have a coronary!"

Also, in the book "The King of Hearts" which describes the history of open heart surgery, the first open heart surgeries were done by sewing the circulatory system of two people together (usually mother and child). that was in the recent past.

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You might find the book The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine interesting. Crazy to think that the training to become a surgeon led to a lot of people dying from cutting into infected cadavers during training.

I didn't read the book, but the Joe Rogan interview with the author was a favorite episode. She was the right mix of smart, enthusiastic, craz.... eccentric.

EDIT: Joe Rogan #1272 - Lindsey Fitzharris

We have advanced incredibly far in both treatment of CAD and ulcers. And in CAD, still making tremendous improvements within the last ten years. You don’t really know what you’re talking about at all, citing a TV show.

LOL they're making a point using the TV show quote as an analogy to the OP's sentiment, not commenting literally on CAD and ulcers.

Ha, the show was making a joke and it was relevant.

The point I was making was that in our short lifetimes common medical practices have change directions 180 degrees. The guy who drank h pylori was in our lifetime.

I wonder what common problems and solutions we have today will be changed in the coming 30 years? Maybe there will be a cancer or fat pill and we can eat what we want. Maybe sugar will be banned. Maybe longevity might be conquered? Maybe covid-19 will be viewed like the black plague, which is well understood now.

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