Change and continuity across time

When studying the history of medicine, it’s useful to know the following terms:

change - when something is different from what it was before
continuity - when something is the same as what it was before
progress - when there is positive change or improvement and things get better
regression - when there is negative change and things get worse
rate of change - the speed at which change takes place (eg slow, fast, rapid or )
turning point - a point at which significant change happens
factor - an element that drives change, enables change to happen or supports continuity - for example, the Church, government, individuals, science and technology, and attitudes in society are all factors that have affected the history of medicine
prevention - the action of trying to stop something from happening - in the case of medicine, we refer to the ‘prevention of disease’
treatment - an action that remedies or improves something that has happened - in the case of medicine, we refer to the treatment of symptoms

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