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	Modern scientific [[biomedical research]] (where results are testable and [[reproducible]]) began to replace early Western traditions based on herbalism, the Greek "[[Wikipedia:~~humorism\|four humours\|~~humorism\|four humours]]" and other such pre-modern notions. The modern era really began with [[Wikipedia:Edward Jenner\|Edward Jenner]]'s discovery of the [[smallpox vaccine]] at the end of the 18th century (inspired by the method of [[inoculation]] earlier practiced in Asia), [[Wikipedia:Robert Koch\|Robert Koch]]'s discoveries around 1880 of the transmission of disease by bacteria, and then the discovery of [[antibiotic]]s around 1900.		Modern scientific [[biomedical research]] (where results are testable and [[reproducible]]) began to replace early Western traditions based on herbalism, the Greek "[[Wikipedia:humorism\|four humours]]" and other such pre-modern notions. The modern era really began with [[Wikipedia:Edward Jenner\|Edward Jenner]]'s discovery of the [[smallpox vaccine]] at the end of the 18th century (inspired by the method of [[inoculation]] earlier practiced in Asia), [[Wikipedia:Robert Koch\|Robert Koch]]'s discoveries around 1880 of the transmission of disease by bacteria, and then the discovery of [[antibiotic]]s around 1900.

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	The post-18th century [[modernity]] period brought more groundbreaking researchers from Europe. From [[Wikipedia:Germany\|Germany]] and Austria, doctors [[Wikipedia:Rudolf Virchow\|Rudolf Virchow]], [[Wikipedia:Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen\|Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen]], [[Wikipedia:Karl Landsteiner\|Karl Landsteiner]] and [[Wikipedia:Otto Loewi\|Otto Loewi]] made notable contributions. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]], [[Wikipedia:Alexander Fleming\|Alexander Fleming]], [[:en:Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister\|Joseph Lister]], [[Wikipedia:Francis Crick\|Francis Crick]] and [[Wikipedia:Florence Nightingale\|Florence Nightingale]] are considered important. [[:en:Spain\|Spanish]] doctor [[Wikipedia:Santiago Ramón y Cajal\|Santiago Ramón y Cajal]] is considered the father of modern [[neuroscience]].		The post-18th century [[Wikipedia:modernity\|modernity]] period brought more groundbreaking researchers from Europe. From [[Wikipedia:Germany\|Germany]] and Austria, doctors [[Wikipedia:Rudolf Virchow\|Rudolf Virchow]], [[Wikipedia:Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen\|Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen]], [[Wikipedia:Karl Landsteiner\|Karl Landsteiner]] and [[Wikipedia:Otto Loewi\|Otto Loewi]] made notable contributions. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]], [[Wikipedia:Alexander Fleming\|Alexander Fleming]], [[:en:Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister\|Joseph Lister]], [[Wikipedia:Francis Crick\|Francis Crick]] and [[Wikipedia:Florence Nightingale\|Florence Nightingale]] are considered important. [[:en:Spain\|Spanish]] doctor [[Wikipedia:Santiago Ramón y Cajal\|Santiago Ramón y Cajal]] is considered the father of modern [[neuroscience]].

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	However, the fourteenth and fifteenth century [[~~Wikipedia:~~Black Death\|Black Death]] devastated both the Middle East and Europe, and it has even been argued that Western Europe was generally more effective in recovering from the pandemic than the Middle East. In the early modern period, important early figures in medicine and anatomy emerged in Europe, including [[Wikipedia:Gabriele Falloppio\|Gabriele Falloppio]] and [[Wikipedia:William Harvey\|William Harvey]].		However, the fourteenth and fifteenth century [[Black Death\|Black Death]] devastated both the Middle East and Europe, and it has even been argued that Western Europe was generally more effective in recovering from the pandemic than the Middle East. In the early modern period, important early figures in medicine and anatomy emerged in Europe, including [[Wikipedia:Gabriele Falloppio\|Gabriele Falloppio]] and [[Wikipedia:William Harvey\|William Harvey]].

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	The major shift in medical thinking was the gradual rejection, especially during the [[~~Wikipedia:~~Black Death\|Black Death]] in the 14th and 15th centuries, of what may be called the "traditional authority" approach to science and medicine. This was the notion that because some prominent person in the past said something must be so, then that was the way it was, and anything one observed to the contrary was an anomaly (which was paralleled by a similar shift in European society in general – see [[:en:Nicolaus Copernicus\|Copernicus]]'s rejection of [[Wikipedia:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]'s theories on astronomy). Physicians like [[Vesalius]] improved upon or disproved some of the theories from the past. The main tomes used both by medicine students and expert physicians were [[Wikipedia:Materia Medica\|Materia Medica]] and [[Wikipedia:Pharmacopoeia\|Pharmacopoeia]].		The major shift in medical thinking was the gradual rejection, especially during the [[Black Death\|Black Death]] in the 14th and 15th centuries, of what may be called the "traditional authority" approach to science and medicine. This was the notion that because some prominent person in the past said something must be so, then that was the way it was, and anything one observed to the contrary was an anomaly (which was paralleled by a similar shift in European society in general – see [[:en:Nicolaus Copernicus\|Copernicus]]'s rejection of [[Wikipedia:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]'s theories on astronomy). Physicians like [[Wikipedia:Vesalius\|Vesalius]] improved upon or disproved some of the theories from the past. The main tomes used both by medicine students and expert physicians were [[Wikipedia:Materia Medica\|Materia Medica]] and [[Wikipedia:Pharmacopoeia\|Pharmacopoeia]].

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	[[File:Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah.JPG\|thumb\|left\|A manuscript of ''[[Wikipedia:Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah\|Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Ali al-Ridha\|Ali al-Ridha]], the eighth Imam of [[Twelver\|Shia Muslims]]. The text says: "Golden dissertation in medicine which is sent by Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, peace be upon him, to [[Wikipedia:al-Ma'mun\|al-Ma'mun]]."]]		[[File:Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah.JPG\|thumb\|left\|A manuscript of ''[[Wikipedia:Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah\|Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Ali al-Ridha\|Ali al-Ridha]], the eighth Imam of [[:en:Twelver\|Shia Muslims]]. The text says: "Golden dissertation in medicine which is sent by Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, peace be upon him, to [[Wikipedia:al-Ma'mun\|al-Ma'mun]]."]]

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	Although the concept of [[uroscopy]] was known to Galen, he did not see the importance of using it to localize the disease. It was under the Byzantines with physicians such of [[Theophilus Protospatharius]] that they realized the potential in uroscopy to determine disease in a time when no microscope or stethoscope existed. That practice eventually spread to the rest of Europe.		Although the concept of [[uroscopy]] was known to Galen, he did not see the importance of using it to localize the disease. It was under the Byzantines with physicians such of [[:en:Theophilus Protospatharius]] that they realized the potential in uroscopy to determine disease in a time when no microscope or stethoscope existed. That practice eventually spread to the rest of Europe.

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	After 750 CE, the Muslim world had the works of Hippocrates, Galen and Sushruta translated into [[Wikipedia:Arabic\|Arabic]], and [[Islamic medicine\|Islamic physicians]] engaged in some significant medical research. Notable Islamic medical pioneers include the [[:en:Persians\|Persian]] [[Wikipedia:polymath\|polymath]], [[Wikipedia:Avicenna\|Avicenna]], who, along with Imhotep and Hippocrates, has also been called the "father of medicine". He wrote ''[[Wikipedia:The Canon of Medicine\|The Canon of Medicine]]'' which became a standard medical text at many medieval European [[:en:University\|universities]], considered one of the most famous books in the history of medicine. Others include [[:en:Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi\|Abulcasis]], [[Wikipedia:Ibn Zuhr\|Avenzoar\|Ibn Zuhr\|Avenzoar]], [[Wikipedia:Ibn al-Nafis\|Ibn al-Nafis]], and [[Wikipedia:Averroes\|Averroes]]. Persian physician [[:en:Muhammad ibn Zakarīya Rāzi\|Rhazes]] was one of the first to question the Greek theory of [[Wikipedia:humorism\|humorism]], which nevertheless remained influential in both medieval Western and medieval [[Islamic medicine]]. Some volumes of [[:en:Muhammad ibn Zakarīya Rāzi\|Rhazes]]'s work ''Al-Mansuri'', namely "On Surgery" and "A General Book on Therapy", became part of the medical curriculum in European universities. Additionally, he has been described as a doctor's doctor, the father of [[pediatrics]], and a pioneer of [[ophthalmology]]. For example, he was the first to recognize the reaction of the eye's pupil to light. The Persian [[Wikipedia:Bimaristan\|Bimaristan]] hospitals were an early example of [[Wikipedia:public hospital\|public hospital]]s.		After 750 CE, the Muslim world had the works of Hippocrates, Galen and Sushruta translated into [[Wikipedia:Arabic\|Arabic]], and [[:en:Islamic medicine\|Islamic physicians]] engaged in some significant medical research. Notable Islamic medical pioneers include the [[:en:Persians\|Persian]] [[Wikipedia:polymath\|polymath]], [[Wikipedia:Avicenna\|Avicenna]], who, along with Imhotep and Hippocrates, has also been called the "father of medicine". He wrote ''[[Wikipedia:The Canon of Medicine\|The Canon of Medicine]]'' which became a standard medical text at many medieval European [[:en:University\|universities]], considered one of the most famous books in the history of medicine. Others include [[:en:Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi\|Abulcasis]], [[Wikipedia:Ibn Zuhr\|Avenzoar\|Ibn Zuhr\|Avenzoar]], [[Wikipedia:Ibn al-Nafis\|Ibn al-Nafis]], and [[Wikipedia:Averroes\|Averroes]]. Persian physician [[:en:Muhammad ibn Zakarīya Rāzi\|Rhazes]] was one of the first to question the Greek theory of [[Wikipedia:humorism\|humorism]], which nevertheless remained influential in both medieval Western and medieval [[Islamic medicine]]. Some volumes of [[:en:Muhammad ibn Zakarīya Rāzi\|Rhazes]]'s work ''Al-Mansuri'', namely "On Surgery" and "A General Book on Therapy", became part of the medical curriculum in European universities. Additionally, he has been described as a doctor's doctor, the father of [[pediatrics]], and a pioneer of [[ophthalmology]]. For example, he was the first to recognize the reaction of the eye's pupil to light. The Persian [[Wikipedia:Bimaristan\|Bimaristan]] hospitals were an early example of [[Wikipedia:public hospital\|public hospital]]s.

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	In Egypt, [[Imhotep]] (3rd millennium BCE) is the first physician in history known by name. The oldest [[Egyptian medical papyri\|Egyptian medical text]] is the ''[[Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus]]'' from around 2000 BCE, which describes gynaecological diseases. The ''[[Edwin Smith Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1600 BCE is an early work on surgery, while the ''[[Ebers Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1500 BCE is akin to a textbook on medicine.		In Egypt, [[Wikipedia:Imhotep\|Imhotep]] (3rd millennium BCE) is the first physician in history known by name. The oldest [[:en:Egyptian medical papyri\|Egyptian medical text]] is the ''[[Wikipedia:Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus\|Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus]]'' from around 2000 BCE, which describes gynaecological diseases. The ''[[Wikipedia:Edwin Smith Papyrus\|Edwin Smith Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1600 BCE is an early work on surgery, while the ''[[Wikipedia:Ebers Papyrus\|Ebers Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1500 BCE is akin to a textbook on medicine.

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	In China, archaeological evidence of medicine in Chinese dates back to the [[Bronze Age]] [[Shang Dynasty]], based on seeds for herbalism and tools presumed to have been used for surgery. The ''[[Huangdi Neijing]]'', the progenitor of Chinese medicine, is a medical text written beginning in the 2nd century BCE and compiled in the 3rd century.		In China, archaeological evidence of medicine in Chinese dates back to the [[Wikipedia:Bronze Age\|Bronze Age]] [[Wikipedia:Shang Dynasty\|Shang Dynasty]], based on seeds for herbalism and tools presumed to have been used for surgery. The ''[[Wikipedia:Huangdi Neijing\|Huangdi Neijing]]'', the progenitor of Chinese medicine, is a medical text written beginning in the 2nd century BCE and compiled in the 3rd century.

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	In India, the surgeon [[Sushruta]] described numerous surgical operations, including the earliest forms of [[plastic surgery]]. Earliest records of dedicated hospitals come from Mihintale in [[Sri Lanka]] where evidence of dedicated medicinal treatment facilities for patients are found.		In India, the surgeon [[Wikipedia:Sushruta\|Sushruta]] described numerous surgical operations, including the earliest forms of [[plastic surgery]]. Earliest records of dedicated hospitals come from Mihintale in [[Wikipedia:Sri Lanka\|Sri Lanka]] where evidence of dedicated medicinal treatment facilities for patients are found.
	[[File:HSAsclepiusKos retouched.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|Mosaic on the floor of the [[Asclepieion]] of Kos, depicting [[Hippocrates]], with [[Wikipedia:Asklepius\|Asklepius]] in the middle (2nd–3rd century)]]		[[File:HSAsclepiusKos retouched.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|Mosaic on the floor of the [[Wikipedia:Asclepieion\|Asclepieion]] of Kos, depicting [[Wikipedia:Hippocrates\|Hippocrates]], with [[Wikipedia:Asklepius\|Asklepius]] in the middle (2nd–3rd century)]]
	In Greece, the [[Ancient Greek medicine\|Greek physician]] [[Hippocrates]], the "father of modern medicine", laid the foundation for a rational approach to medicine. Hippocrates introduced the [[Hippocratic Oath]] for physicians, which is still relevant and in use today, and was the first to categorize illnesses as [[Acute (medical)\|acute]], [[Chronic (medicine)\|chronic]], [[Endemic (epidemiology)\|endemic]] and epidemic, and use terms such as, "exacerbation, [[relapse]], resolution, crisis, [[paroxysm]], peak, and [[convalescence]]". The Greek physician [[Galen]] was also one of the greatest surgeons of the ancient world and performed many audacious operations, including brain and eye surgeries. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the onset of the [[Wikipedia:Early Middle Ages\|Early Middle Ages]], the Greek tradition of medicine went into decline in Western Europe, although it continued uninterrupted in the [[:en:Eastern Roman Empire\|Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire]].		In Greece, the [[:en:Ancient Greek medicine\|Greek physician]] [[Wikipedia:Hippocrates\|Hippocrates]], the "father of modern medicine", laid the foundation for a rational approach to medicine. Hippocrates introduced the [[Wikipedia:Hippocratic Oath\|Hippocratic Oath]] for physicians, which is still relevant and in use today, and was the first to categorize illnesses as [[Acute (medical)\|acute]], [[Chronic (medicine)\|chronic]], [[Endemic (epidemiology)\|endemic]] and epidemic, and use terms such as, "exacerbation, [[relapse]], resolution, crisis, [[paroxysm]], peak, and [[convalescence]]". The Greek physician [[Wikipedia:Galen\|Galen]] was also one of the greatest surgeons of the ancient world and performed many audacious operations, including brain and eye surgeries. After the fall of the [[Wikipedia:Western Roman Empire\|Western Roman Empire]] and the onset of the [[Wikipedia:Early Middle Ages\|Early Middle Ages]], the Greek tradition of medicine went into decline in Western Europe, although it continued uninterrupted in the [[:en:Eastern Roman Empire\|Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire]].

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	Most of our knowledge of ancient [[Hebrew medicine]] during the [[:en:1st millennium BC\|1st millennium BC]] comes from the [[Wikipedia:Torah\|Torah]], i.e. the Five Books of [[Moses]], which contain various health related laws and rituals. The Hebrew contribution to the development of modern medicine started in the [[Wikipedia:Byzantine Era\|Byzantine Era]], with the physician [[Wikipedia:Asaph the Jew\|Asaph the Jew]].		Most of our knowledge of ancient [[Hebrew medicine]] during the [[:en:1st millennium BC\|1st millennium BC]] comes from the [[Wikipedia:Torah\|Torah]], i.e. the Five Books of [[Wikipedia:Moses\|Moses]], which contain various health related laws and rituals. The Hebrew contribution to the development of modern medicine started in the [[Wikipedia:Byzantine Era\|Byzantine Era]], with the physician [[Wikipedia:Asaph the Jew\|Asaph the Jew]].

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	[[Prehistoric medicine]] incorporated plants ([[herbalism]]), animal parts, and minerals. In many cases these materials were used ritually as magical substances by priests, [[shamans]], or [[medicine man\|medicine men]]. Well-known spiritual systems include [[animism]] (the notion of inanimate objects having spirits), [[spiritualism]] (an appeal to gods or communion with ancestor spirits); [[shamanism]] (the vesting of an individual with mystic powers); and [[divination]] (magically obtaining the truth). The field of [[medical anthropology]] examines the ways in which culture and society are organized around or impacted by issues of health, health care and related issues.		[[Prehistoric medicine]] incorporated plants ([[herbalism]]), animal parts, and minerals. In many cases these materials were used ritually as magical substances by priests, [[Wikipedia:shamans\|shamans]], or [[medicine man\|medicine men]]. Well-known spiritual systems include [[Wikipedia:animism\|animism]] (the notion of inanimate objects having spirits), [[Wikipedia:spiritualism\|spiritualism]] (an appeal to gods or communion with ancestor spirits); [[Wikipedia:shamanism\|shamanism]] (the vesting of an individual with mystic powers); and [[Wikipedia:divination\|divination]] (magically obtaining the truth). The field of [[medical anthropology]] examines the ways in which culture and society are organized around or impacted by issues of health, health care and related issues.

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	Early records on medicine have been discovered from [[ancient Egyptian medicine]], [[Babylonian Medicine]], [[Ayurveda\|Ayurvedic]] medicine (in the [[Indian subcontinent]]), [[classical Chinese medicine]] (predecessor to the modern [[traditional Chinese medicine]]), and [[ancient Greek medicine]] and [[Medicine in ancient Rome\|Roman medicine]].		Early records on medicine have been discovered from [[ancient Egyptian medicine]], [[Babylonian Medicine]], [[Ayurveda\|Ayurvedic]] medicine (in the [[Wikipedia:Indian subcontinent\|Indian subcontinent]]), [[classical Chinese medicine]] (predecessor to the modern [[traditional Chinese medicine]]), and [[ancient Greek medicine]] and [[Medicine in ancient Rome\|Roman medicine]].

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	Values such as these do not give answers as to how to handle a particular situation, but provide a useful framework for understanding conflicts. When moral values are in conflict, the result may be an ethical [[dilemma]] or crisis. Sometimes, no good solution to a dilemma in medical ethics exists, and occasionally, the values of the medical community (i.e., the hospital and its staff) conflict with the values of the individual patient, family, or larger non-medical community. Conflicts can also arise between health care providers, or among family members. For example, some argue that the principles of autonomy and beneficence clash when patients refuse [[blood transfusions]], considering them life-saving; and truth-telling was not emphasized to a large extent before the HIV era.		Values such as these do not give answers as to how to handle a particular situation, but provide a useful framework for understanding conflicts. When moral values are in conflict, the result may be an ethical [[Wikipedia:dilemma\|dilemma]] or crisis. Sometimes, no good solution to a dilemma in medical ethics exists, and occasionally, the values of the medical community (i.e., the hospital and its staff) conflict with the values of the individual patient, family, or larger non-medical community. Conflicts can also arise between health care providers, or among family members. For example, some argue that the principles of autonomy and beneficence clash when patients refuse [[blood transfusions]], considering them life-saving; and truth-telling was not emphasized to a large extent before the HIV era.

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	[[File:Madrid (RPS 13-07-2010) Organización Médica Colegial de España, fachada.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.8\|Headquarters of the [[Wikipedia:Organización Médica Colegial de España\|Organización Médica Colegial de España]], which regulates the medical profession in Spain]]		[[File:Madrid (RPS 13-07-2010) Organización Médica Colegial de España, fachada.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.8\|Headquarters of the [[Wikipedia:Organización Médica Colegial de España\|Organización Médica Colegial de España]], which regulates the medical profession in Spain]]
	In most countries, it is a legal requirement for a medical doctor to be licensed or registered. In general, this entails a medical degree from a university and accreditation by a medical board or an equivalent national organization, which may ask the applicant to pass exams. This restricts the considerable legal authority of the medical profession to physicians that are trained and qualified by national standards. It is also intended as an assurance to patients and as a safeguard against [[charlatan]]s that practice inadequate medicine for personal gain. While the laws generally require medical doctors to be trained in "evidence based", Western, or [[Hippocratic]] Medicine, they are not intended to discourage different paradigms of health.		In most countries, it is a legal requirement for a medical doctor to be licensed or registered. In general, this entails a medical degree from a university and accreditation by a medical board or an equivalent national organization, which may ask the applicant to pass exams. This restricts the considerable legal authority of the medical profession to physicians that are trained and qualified by national standards. It is also intended as an assurance to patients and as a safeguard against [[Wikipedia:charlatan\|charlatan]]s that practice inadequate medicine for personal gain. While the laws generally require medical doctors to be trained in "evidence based", Western, or [[Wikipedia:Hippocratic\|Hippocratic]] Medicine, they are not intended to discourage different paradigms of health.

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	* ''[[Emergency medicine]]'' is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of acute or life-threatening conditions, including [[physical trauma\|trauma]], surgical, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergencies.		* ''[[Emergency medicine]]'' is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of acute or life-threatening conditions, including [[physical trauma\|trauma]], surgical, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergencies.
	* ''[[Family medicine]]'', ''[[family practice]]'', ''[[general practice]]'' or ''primary care'' is, in many countries, the first port-of-call for patients with non-emergency medical problems. Family physicians often provide services across a broad range of settings including office based practices, emergency department coverage, inpatient care, and nursing home care.		* ''[[Family medicine]]'', ''[[family practice]]'', ''[[general practice]]'' or ''primary care'' is, in many countries, the first port-of-call for patients with non-emergency medical problems. Family physicians often provide services across a broad range of settings including office based practices, emergency department coverage, inpatient care, and nursing home care.
	[[File:Changing lives for girls and women every week (12330467294).jpg\|thumb\|[[Gynecologist]] Michel Akotionga of [[Ouagadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]]]]		[[File:Changing lives for girls and women every week (12330467294).jpg\|thumb\|[[Gynecologist]] Michel Akotionga of [[Wikipedia:Ouagadougou\|Ouagadougou]], [[Wikipedia:Burkina Faso\|Burkina Faso]]]]
	* ''[[Obstetrics]] and [[gynecology]]'' (often abbreviated as ''[[OB/GYN]]'' (American English) or ''Obs & Gynae'' (British English)) are concerned respectively with childbirth and the female reproductive and associated organs. [[Reproductive medicine]] and [[fertility medicine]] are generally practiced by gynecological specialists.		* ''[[Obstetrics]] and [[gynecology]]'' (often abbreviated as ''[[OB/GYN]]'' (American English) or ''Obs & Gynae'' (British English)) are concerned respectively with childbirth and the female reproductive and associated organs. [[Reproductive medicine]] and [[fertility medicine]] are generally practiced by gynecological specialists.
	* ''[[Medical genetics]]'' is concerned with the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders.		* ''[[Medical genetics]]'' is concerned with the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders.

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	Some interdisciplinary sub-specialties of medicine include:		Some interdisciplinary sub-specialties of medicine include:
	* ''[[Aerospace medicine]]'' deals with medical problems related to flying and [[Human spaceflight\|space travel]].		* ''[[Aerospace medicine]]'' deals with medical problems related to flying and [[:en:Human spaceflight\|space travel]].
	* ''[[Addiction medicine]]'' deals with the treatment of addiction.		* ''[[Addiction medicine]]'' deals with the treatment of addiction.
	* ''[[Medical ethics]]'' deals with [[ethic]]al and [[moral]] principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.		* ''[[Medical ethics]]'' deals with [[Wikipedia:ethic\|ethic]]al and [[Wikipedia:moral\|moral]] principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.
	* ''[[Biomedical Engineering]]'' is a field dealing with the application of [[engineering]] principles to medical practice.		* ''[[Biomedical Engineering]]'' is a field dealing with the application of [[Wikipedia:engineering\|engineering]] principles to medical practice.
	* ''[[Clinical pharmacology]]'' is concerned with how systems of [[therapeutics]] interact with patients.		* ''[[Clinical pharmacology]]'' is concerned with how systems of [[therapeutics]] interact with patients.
	* ''[[Conservation medicine]]'' studies the relationship between human and animal health, and environmental conditions. Also known as ecological medicine, [[environmental medicine]], or [[medical geology]].		* ''[[Conservation medicine]]'' studies the relationship between human and animal health, and environmental conditions. Also known as ecological medicine, [[environmental medicine]], or [[medical geology]].
	* ''[[Disaster medicine]]'' deals with medical aspects of emergency preparedness, disaster mitigation and management.		* ''[[Disaster medicine]]'' deals with medical aspects of emergency preparedness, disaster mitigation and management.
	* ''[[Diving medicine]]'' (or [[hyperbaric medicine]]) is the prevention and treatment of diving-related problems.		* ''[[Diving medicine]]'' (or [[hyperbaric medicine]]) is the prevention and treatment of diving-related problems.
	* ''[[Evolutionary medicine]]'' is a perspective on medicine derived through applying [[Evolution\|evolutionary theory]].		* ''[[Evolutionary medicine]]'' is a perspective on medicine derived through applying [[Wikipedia:Evolution\|evolutionary theory\|Evolution\|evolutionary theory]].
	* ''[[Forensic medicine]]'' deals with medical questions in [[legal]] context, such as determination of the time and cause of death, type of weapon used to inflict trauma, reconstruction of the facial features using remains of deceased (skull) thus aiding identification.		* ''[[Forensic medicine]]'' deals with medical questions in [[Wikipedia:legal\|legal]] context, such as determination of the time and cause of death, type of weapon used to inflict trauma, reconstruction of the facial features using remains of deceased (skull) thus aiding identification.
	* ''[[Gender-based medicine]]'' studies the biological and physiological differences between the human sexes and how that affects differences in disease.		* ''[[Gender-based medicine]]'' studies the biological and physiological differences between the human sexes and how that affects differences in disease.
	* ''[[Hospice and Palliative Medicine]]'' is a relatively modern branch of clinical medicine that deals with pain and symptom relief and emotional support in patients with [[terminal illness]]es including cancer and [[heart failure]].		* ''[[Hospice and Palliative Medicine]]'' is a relatively modern branch of clinical medicine that deals with pain and symptom relief and emotional support in patients with [[terminal illness]]es including cancer and [[heart failure]].
	* ''[[Hospital medicine]]'' is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is hospital medicine are called [[hospitalist]]s in the United States and [[Canada]]. The term Most Responsible Physician (MRP) or attending physician is also used interchangeably to describe this role.		* ''[[Hospital medicine]]'' is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Physicians whose primary professional focus is hospital medicine are called [[hospitalist]]s in the United States and [[Wikipedia:Canada\|Canada]]. The term Most Responsible Physician (MRP) or attending physician is also used interchangeably to describe this role.
	* ''[[Laser medicine]]'' involves the use of lasers in the diagnostics or treatment of various conditions.		* ''[[Laser medicine]]'' involves the use of lasers in the diagnostics or treatment of various conditions.
	* ''[[Medical humanities]]'' includes the [[humanities]] ([[literature]], [[philosophy]], [[ethics]], history and religion), [[social science]] ([[anthropology]], [[cultural studies]], [[psychology]], [[sociology]]), and the arts ([[literature]], theater, film, and [[visual arts]]) and their application to [[medical education]] and practice.		* ''[[Medical humanities]]'' includes the [[Wikipedia:humanities\|humanities]] ([[Wikipedia:literature\|literature]], [[Wikipedia:philosophy\|philosophy]], [[Wikipedia:ethics\|ethics]], history and religion), [[Wikipedia:social science\|social science]] ([[Wikipedia:anthropology\|anthropology]], [[Wikipedia:cultural studies\|cultural studies]], [[Wikipedia:psychology\|psychology]], [[Wikipedia:sociology\|sociology]]), and the arts ([[Wikipedia:literature\|literature]], theater, film, and [[Wikipedia:visual arts\|visual arts]]) and their application to [[medical education]] and practice.
	* ''[[Health informatics]]'' is a relatively recent field that deal with the application of computers and [[information technology]] to medicine.		* ''[[Health informatics]]'' is a relatively recent field that deal with the application of computers and [[Wikipedia:information technology\|information technology]] to medicine.
	* ''[[Nosology]]'' is the classification of diseases for various purposes.		* ''[[Nosology]]'' is the classification of diseases for various purposes.
	* ''[[Nosokinetics]]'' is the science/subject of measuring and modelling the process of care in health and social care systems.		* ''[[Nosokinetics]]'' is the science/subject of measuring and modelling the process of care in health and social care systems.
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	* ''[[Podiatry\|Podiatric medicine]]'' is the study of, diagnosis, and medical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, lower limb, hip and lower back.		* ''[[Podiatry\|Podiatric medicine]]'' is the study of, diagnosis, and medical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, lower limb, hip and lower back.
	* ''[[Sexual medicine]]'' is concerned with diagnosing, assessing and treating all disorders related to sexuality.		* ''[[Sexual medicine]]'' is concerned with diagnosing, assessing and treating all disorders related to sexuality.
	* ''[[Sports medicine]]'' deals with the treatment and prevention and rehabilitation of sports/exercise injuries such as [[muscle spasm]]s, [[muscle tear]]s, injuries to ligaments (ligament tears or ruptures) and their repair in [[sportsperson\|athletes]], [[amateur]] and [[professional]].		* ''[[Sports medicine]]'' deals with the treatment and prevention and rehabilitation of sports/exercise injuries such as [[muscle spasm]]s, [[muscle tear]]s, injuries to ligaments (ligament tears or ruptures) and their repair in [[:en:sportsperson\|athletes]], [[Wikipedia:amateur\|amateur]] and [[Wikipedia:professional\|professional]].
	* ''[[Therapeutics]]'' is the field, more commonly referenced in earlier periods of history, of the various remedies that can be used to treat disease and promote health.		* ''[[Therapeutics]]'' is the field, more commonly referenced in earlier periods of history, of the various remedies that can be used to treat disease and promote health.
	* ''[[Travel medicine]]'' or ''emporiatrics'' deals with health problems of international travelers or travelers across highly different environments.		* ''[[Travel medicine]]'' or ''emporiatrics'' deals with health problems of international travelers or travelers across highly different environments.