Prior to the eighteenth century, doctors believed that a person suffering from a chronic illness had an imbalance of body fluids. As a result, they would remove some of the patient’s blood to even out the fluids in a process called bloodletting.
Which statement most likely describes a way that modern societal decisions were impacted by the scientific research of eighteenth-century doctors?
Bloodletting was proven to prevent illnesses and is widely used now.
Bloodletting was shown to be unhelpful and was discontinued.
Doctors used to believe that bloodletting was helpful.
Doctors continue to do much research on bloodletting.