True Health Care Holding Up the Serpent
As recognizable as the white lab coat, black bag, and stethoscope, the staff entwined with serpent are universally understood as the symbol of medicine. From hospitals, ambulances, and pharmacies to medical device manufacturers and physicians’ offices—the staff and snake are everywhere. Hailed as the staff from Greek Mythology as the Rod of Asclepius, but our emphasis on it is not the mythological but the actual event that is revealed to […]
