Ancient Greek medicine

Hot on the heels of the Odysseus in America post comes this item from Anesthesiology News: Sing, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles, of Peleus’ son, murderous, man-killer, fated to die of massive hemorrhage secondary to an acute laceration of the calcaneal tendon, indicating the likely presence of an inherited coagulopathy such as hemophilia…

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