What is Medicine?
{{about|the science|drugs|Medication}} [[File:Drug ampoule JPN.jpg|thumb|Modern drug [[Ampoule|ampoules]]]] '''Medicine''' is the science that treats and prevents [[disease]]s in [[human]]s. Medical workers treat [[Injury|injuries]], [[Infection|infections]], and sickness. Medicine also helps people with disease prevention and the best ways to not get sick from [[bacteria]] or [[Virus|viruses.]] Medical doctors also help unhealthy (bad habits, overweight, underweight) people return to a [[healthy]] condition.<ref>Warrell, D. A., Benz Jr, E. J., Cox, T. M., & Firth, J. D. (Eds.). (2003). Oxford textbook of medicine (Vol. 1). Oxford University Press, USA.</ref> People who practice ''medicine'' are most often called medical doctors or [[Physician|physicians]]. Often doctors work closely with [[nurse]]s and many other types of health care workers. Many [[Medical doctor|doctors]] specialize in one kind of medical work. For example, [[pediatrics]] is the [[medical specialty]] about the health of [[children]].<ref>Behrman, R. E., & Vaughan III, V. C. (1983). Nelson textbook of pediatrics (No. Ed. 12). WB Saunders company.</ref><ref>Winnicott, D. W. (2014). Through pediatrics to psychoanalysis: Collected papers. Routledge.</ref> == Clinical practice == In the [[Western world]], scientists rely on modern medicine, while in [[Developing country|developing countries]], they rely on [[traditional medicine]]. == Specialties in medicine == === Anaesthesiology === An [[Anesthesiologist|anesthetist]] ('''British''' spelling: anaesthetist) is a doctor trained to provide sedation during [[Surgery|surgeries]].<ref>Mashour, G. A., & Engelhard, K. (Eds.). (2019). Oxford Textbook of Neuroscience and Anaesthesiology. Oxford University Press.</ref> This is important for surgeries and certain medical procedures. Anesthetists also provide pre-operative assessments, ensuring the patient is safe during any operation, and successfully wakes them from anaesthesia when the procedure is complete. Anesthetists assess medical conditions a