You'd be horrified and surprised by the things medical professionals used to do in the name of science. Lots of amazing medical breakthroughs came about because of some singleminded and risk taking doctors, (rabies vaccine). As well as some really horrific practices we now know to be worse than death, (lobotomies on the mentally ill).
Now, the "first, do no harm" of the Hippocratic oath is at the very center of medical experimentation.
For anyone interested in how messed up medicine has been throughout history, I recommend the podcast "sawbones". Really really funny an informative. I'd start out with the "medical cannibalism" episode.
Now, the "first, do no harm" of the Hippocratic oath is at the very center of medical experimentation.
For anyone interested in how messed up medicine has been throughout history, I recommend the podcast "sawbones". Really really funny an informative. I'd start out with the "medical cannibalism" episode.