The serpent and the staff: the ancient origins of the medical symbol

Every physician recognizes the serpent and the staff. It appears on hospital logos, medical schools, and ambulance doors, so familiar that few of us stop to ask what it actually means. Many assume the symbol of medicine is the caduceus: two snakes, wings, and a staff. It is not. That emblem belonged to Hermes, the

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The serpent and the staff: the ancient origins of the medical symbol originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

 

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