Medicine has changed greatly since the
             Middle Ages. Advances in technologies and education about the body have helped in charging the medical field. This paper will examine physicians, diseases, and cures of the Middle Ages.
             Not much was known about the ways that the body worked during this time period. It evolved with surgeries and other studies of the human body. Several major diseases plagued the Medieval Century. However, there were also many cures, even if some of them didn't work very well. In conclusion, the medical field advanced during the Middle Ages and ultimately helped the medical field of today.
             Medicine has changed greatly since the
             Middle Ages. Advances in technologies and education about the body have helped in changing the medical field. This paper will examine physicians, diseases, and cures of the Middle Ages.
             Due to the fact that diseases plagued the Middle Ages, physicians and surgeons were in extreme demand. Most physicians studied at prestigious universities. They read and learned well from the texts. The physicians weren't allowed question the texts. They had to accept everything (Rubin, p97).
             In spite of the fact that, physicians studied extremely hard from their texts, they only did a minimal amount of testing. The physicians performed two tests for a diagnosis. A pulse and a urine analysis determined the diagnosis. The urine sample was compared with a simple chart. The color, thickness, froth, and clarity were compared with the chart. Usually, once the diagnosis was determined that was the end of the examination. Rarely did the examination continue. Physicians usually preferred herbal remedies to any other form of treatment. Physicians didn't perform surgery very often because it was considered it to be a sin to cut into the human body (Medieval Medicine, p3).
             Physicians didn't have a very good reputation. Nevertheless, they could help most of their p...