Quacks, Alternative Medicine, and the U.S. Army in the First World War

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" During the First World War, the Surgeon General received numerous pitches for miraculous cures for sick and wounded American soldiers. Ranging from anti-sea sickness remedies to complex elixirs for treating diseases like tuberculosis and venereal disease, America’s “quack” and non-traditional medical practitioners sought a seat at the table. Serving as a barrier between established medical practices and non-professionally tested “cures,” the Army Medical Department and the Surgeon General worked to shield vulnerable ill soldiers from the potential dangers of the medically unknown."

https://nursingclio.org/2019/01/31/quacks-alternative-medicine-and-the-u-s-army-in-the-first-world-war/