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1. thequackdoctor.comThe Quack Doctor

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   Historical health fraud, patent remedies and the strange medical cases of the past. The Quack Doctor investigates the patent remedies, devices and therapies advertised in the past - from popular brands to medical frauds.

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     The site belongs to Caroline Rance, the author of Kill-Grief...

   • Patent medicines

     Last year, The Quack Doctor featured some bottles from the...

   • Devices and therapies

     ‘A new sensation’ – hair-brushing by machinery. Among the...

   • Fraudsters

     The Quack Doctor is delighted to welcome guest blogger...

   • Strange cases

     Regular readers of The Quack Doctor might remember that back...

   • Rocks That Shock

     The resort in 1888, showing the hotel and exercise paths....

     Ramey's Medicator

     · A Breath of Maggoty Air

   • A Fortune Built on Sand

     I’m delighted to welcome author Suzie Grogan to The Quack...

   • Victorian Asthma Cigarettes

     The Victorian asthma cigarette epitomises some of the common...

     Eat! Eat! Eat

     · Madame Anna Ruppert

     · The Alleged Dr Barber

     · Mr Grimstone and The Revitalised Mummy Pea

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   • Eno's Fruit Salt

     THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS. The present system of...

   • A Devil of a Cure

     The Beaver Herald, 31 Dec 1914. Advertisements for Sa-Tan-Ic...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Quack_DoctorThe Quack Doctor - Wikipedia

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   The Quack Doctor is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Gerrit Dou from 1652. It is held at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, in Rotterdam.

3. www.mentalfloss.com › why-fake-doctor-called-quackWhy is a Fake Doctor Called a Quack? | Mental Floss

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   Jan 23, 2013 · Quack, in the sense of a medical impostor, is a shortening of the old Dutch quacksalver (spelled kwakzalver in the modern Dutch), which originally meant a person who cures with home remedies, and...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_RJohn R. Brinkley - Wikipedia

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   John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942) was an American quack. He had no properly accredited education as a physician and bought his medical degree from a "diploma mill".

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › QuackeryQuackery - Wikipedia

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   A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess; a charlatan or snake oil salesman".

7. www.historyisnowmagazine.com › quack-doctors-throughoutQuack Doctors Throughout History - History is Now Magazine

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   Oct 29, 2022 · A quack doctor was historically a figure intending on deceiving their customers and patients, for profit, with no skill, knowledge or equipment of the medical world, but claimed their wares could cure and treat illnesses.

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   What is a quack doctor?

   • A quack doctor was historically a figure intending on deceiving their customers and patients, for profit, with no skill, knowledge or equipment of the medical world, but claimed their wares could cure and treat illnesses. The reasons why these fake and unreliable treatments thrived are not as clear-cut as it appears.

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   Is Quack a medical impostor?

   • Quack, in the sense of a medical impostor, is a shortening of the old Dutch quacksalver (spelled kwakzalver in the modern Dutch), which originally meant a person who cures with home remedies, and then came to mean one using false cures or knowledge.

   Why is a Fake Doctor Called a Quack? | Mental Floss

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   Is calling a doctor a Quackery a medical fraud?

   • Since it is difficult to distinguish between those who knowingly promote unproven medical therapies and those who are mistaken as to their effectiveness, United States courts have ruled in defamation cases that accusing someone of quackery or calling a practitioner a quack is not equivalent to accusing that person of committing medical fraud.

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   Who painted the quack doctor?

   • The Quack Doctor is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Gerrit Dou from 1652. It is held at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, in Rotterdam . It depicts a crowd gathered around a quack doctor as he promotes his wares. Dou also paints himself leaning out the window with a palette in hand.

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9. fairytalez.com › the-quack-doctorThe Quack Doctor | Aesop's Fables

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   Mar 11, 2018 · The Quack Doctor. A certain man fell sick and took to his bed. He consulted a number of doctors from time to time, and they all, with one exception, told him that his life was in no immediate danger, but that his illness would probably last a considerable time.