{"id":7809,"date":"2016-07-27T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalnewsbulletin.com\/?p=7809"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:46:50","slug":"joke-day-evolution-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalnewsbulletin.com\/joke-day-evolution-of-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Joke Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Evolution of Medicine<\/b><\/p>\n
I have an earache …<\/p>\n
2000 BC – Here, eat this root.
\n1000 AD – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
\n1850 AD – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
\n1940 AD – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
\n1985 AD – That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
\n2000 AD – That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Evolution of Medicine I have an earache … 2000 BC – Here, eat this root. 1000 AD – That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 AD – That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 AD – That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 AD – That pill is ineffective. Here, take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":4099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2021-02-11T22:33:12Z","apple_news_api_id":"8f40648d-7b7d-46a0-8551-165636240bcb","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2023-02-07T18:46:51Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Aj0BkjXt9RqCFURZWNiQLyw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59765],"tags":[59420,760,59419,169],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n