The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician. (William J. Mayo)

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.

William J. Mayo

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