How did ancient/ medieval doctors not know that there cures were not effective in the slightest?

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Most diseases resolve on their own. Even the plague had a recovery rate of up to 60%. Therefore any treatment offered would appear to “cure” a large enough percentage of sicknesses that the doctor would be convinced their medicine worked. Also just checking up on the patient, making sure they eat, drink, are clean, and aren’t in pain hastens recovery. There were also actually effective treatments especially in surgery and dentistry where their interventions worked.

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