Thankfully These 12 Medical Practices Are A Thing Of The Past

The Gravity Weekly Reflection

Parvathi J7 min read·Apr 20, 2026

Medical history is full of practices that made sense with the evidence available at the time — and look shocking in retrospect.

From bloodletting to radium tonics, this premium deep-dive pairs archival sources with modern clinical reasoning so students can see how standards evolve.

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