Medicine
Core Concepts in Medicine and Health
Quick fact
The concept of 'homeostasis', introduced by Walter Cannon in 1926, describes how your body constantly adjusts to keep conditions stable—like temperature and blood sugar—and is central to understanding both health and disease.
Why this is interesting
You visit a doctor when you're sick, but have you ever wondered what 'being sick' really means at a fundamental level? Medicine and health rest on a handful of core concepts that explain how your body works, when things go wrong, and how we try to fix them.