Because of a now largely discredited medical theory that certain diseases were caused by an overabundance of blood.
It turns out that there are a FEW diseases where removal of small amounts of blood really is beneficial, which is why I said "LARGELY discredited."
Medieval doctors were not called barbers. Barbers often acted as medics for minor procedures.
Medieval doctors used prayer, magic, and herbal medicines.Bloodletting, including the use of leeches, was also popular.
Medieval doctors used prayer, magic, and herbal medicines.Bloodletting, including the use of leeches, was also popular.
near by houses in the village.
testing for sugar
Leeches were and, perhaps, are still used to remove infected blood.
Anybody who was sick was believed to just have disease in their blood. So doctors would bleed the patients to get rid of the disease in the blood.
Medieval doctors were not called barbers. Barbers often acted as medics for minor procedures.
patients
Doctors will ask their patients about their general health and if the patients have any abdominal pains . To investigate further, doctors may look with a camera through the colon of the patients.
the people that doctors treat are called "Patients".
Doctors are very bad patients for many reasons. Doctors are used to doing the tests and solving the problems not sitting back just to listen.
so they can see their patients.
Medieval doctors used prayer, magic, and herbal medicines.Bloodletting, including the use of leeches, was also popular.
to care for there patients
at the hospital
Madical doctors are normal doctors they give madicines and injections