You've probably noticed a symbol on an ambulance featuring a snake inside a six-point star, but you may not realize how it represents the medical field.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000 ...

The Snake Of Health. Unlike the US healthcare system, the majority of institutions around the globe - including the World Health Organization - display a solitary snake and staff. Used to denote ...

The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

Uncover the fascinating history behind medical symbols like the Caduceus and the Rod of Asclepius in healthcare. Let’s dive into what the symbol of medicine used by doctors on their vehicles ...

The same archetype recurs in the two symbols of the medical profession: the more traditional Rod of Asclepius, god of healing, with one snake; and the more commercial Rod of Hermes, or Caduceus ...

The staff is said to have been that of Hermes, the messenger of the Greek gods. Hermes did not have a connection to medicine, and the medical use of the caduceus has a very modern origin.