How Long Has Health Care Existed on Earth?

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We know modern day healthcare to be a world of expensive premiums, long wait times and frustrating hospital bills.  However health care has existed long before insurance premiums and online portals! Curious about when healthcare for humans actually began? Join Hank and step back into the past with this new episode of SciShow!

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