We start with the basics this week: disease, medicine, and the origins of therapy.
Week 2
This week we travel through time and space, from the ancient world to the Renaissance, to Egypt, India, Greece, China, the Islamic world, and finally, Western Europe.
Week 3
This week we review the rapid advances in science (and pseudoscience) in the the 18th and 19th centuries.
Week 4
This week we're getting into drugs and alternative medicine.
Week 5
We've finally made it back to the present. This week we review the current state of the art and look ahead at the future of medicine.