Medical
practice was actually hindered by the church during the medieval era
because the doctors could only follow the practices of ancient
writers like Hippocrates and Galen. Even though these people were
essential in medical development, there were many more discoveries
that were made during that time that the doctors did not know about.
This was because the church believed that the newer ideas were
against the ideologies of the church. Because of this, they made
doctors not question the works of ancient writers even though some of
their information are already outdated.
