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Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE: "Doctor, I have an ear ache.

A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE:

"Doctor, I have an ear ache."

2000 BC: "Here, eat this root."
1000 BC: "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 AD: "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 AD: "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 AD: "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2011 AD: "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!"


Moral: Inevitably, all effective change processes come around full circle.

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