Abstract
Medicine is inextricably linked to the notions of progress and innovation which have enabled medical practitioners to diagnose and treat successfully an ever-increasing number of pathologies. The history of innovation in medicine is marked by the development of novel drugs, of anaesthesia, of antisepsis, and of the application of new surgical methods. From the 19th century onwards, which marks the development of modern medical practices, the numerous wars in the West, contributed to the exponential emergence of new medical techniques. Today, not only new methods of therapy and diagnosis are available, but new multidisciplinary medical fields provide new insights and potential for integrative methods of prevention and therapy.
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