The traditional history of medicine has been a history of changes in treatments and biographies of famous doctors. Beyond its specific contributions, it is a story that dialogues not badly with social and cultural history and seems determined, above all, to reconstruct the "inevitable progress" generated by certified medicine, to unify the past of an increasingly specialized profession and highlight certain ethics and moral philosophy that are intended to be distinctive and emblematic of medical practice over the years.

The traditional history of medicine has been a history of changes in treatments and biographies of famous doctors. Beyond its specific contributions, it is a story that has little or no dialogue with social and cultural history and seems determined, above all, to reconstruct the "inevitable progress" generated by certified medicine, to unify the past of a profession that is increasingly specialized and highlight certain ethics and moral philosophy that is intended to be distinctive and emblematic of medical practice over the years.