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Diagnosis

Every entry in the journal tagged diagnosis.

How Humoral Medicine Ended, and How Slowly It Went
History

How Humoral Medicine Ended, and How Slowly It Went

Vesalius could not find Galen's anatomy in a human body in 1543, and Harvey showed that blood circulates in 1628. Physicians went on bleeding patients for another two hundred years, and the reason why is the interesting part.

July 15, 2026 · 5 min read
How Physicians Once Read Your Temperament
The tradition

How Physicians Once Read Your Temperament

A medieval doctor held a glass of urine to the light, felt for the character of a pulse, and read your build and habits, all to guess the balance of humors within. Here is how that art worked, and how a modern quiz quietly inherits it.

May 5, 2026 · 5 min read