A gradual evolution of medical advancements has occurred throughout history. Illness and infirmity were mystical in nature or considered divine penance in our early history, such as in the days of the early Babylonians. The Ebers Papyrus, dated to around 1500 BCE, although focused on empirical medicine, also foresaw magical elements. Today's managed healthcare is not a modern development but actually one that originated in the Code of Hammaurabi thousands of years ago. Hippocrates taught the separation of religion and medicine and introduced the basis for the advancement of our modern bioethics with his teachings “First, do no harm” (Anderson, 2007, p. 59). Alongside Hippocrates, Aristotle made further improvements through scientific experimentation and observation, including a true appreciation of anatomy. Ancient Greece gave us the foundation of today's sports medicine when they recognized the need for athletes to be properly prepared for competition, as well as the treatment of their subsequent sports-related injuries. The Enlightenment period in the 18th century impacted what is today our public health medicine, which focuses on creating healthy work environments, care for the less fortunate, sanitation, and maternal care , to name a few. It would certainly be remiss not to take into account the importance of the considerable advanced medical knowledge that the 19th century brought with the germ theory of disease and the bacteriological revolution, which began with Pasteur and Koch. The importance of these is today represented in many medical fields, including bacteriology, virology, immunology, microbiology, as well as antisepsis. We must recognize...... middle of document...... h.gov/pmc/articles/PMC124754/Pollution. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.ukm.my/ahmadukm/images/stories/data/kuliah/manusia/artikel/pollution.htmPols, H. and Oak, S. (2007). War and military mental health. Retrieved from the United States National Library of Medicine website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2089086/Schmidt, CW (2008). Linking tuberculosis and the environment: a neglected mitigation strategy. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(12), A478-A485. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592293/Turnock, BJ (nd) Public health: what it is and how it works. Retrieved from: http://www.whatispublichealth.org/impact/achievements.htmlU.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (1979). Healthy people: report of the surgeon general on health promotion and disease prevention. Washington, DC: US ​​Government Printing Office.