Scientific medicine came to dominate health care because:

A) medical science worked,or at least seemed to work,more effectively and more often than alternative therapies
B) doctors were able to professionalize
C) many medical doctors were hostile to alternative medicine until recently.
D) all of these choices
E) none of these choices

All of the choices are true to some extent. Scientific medicine came to dominate health care because it was able to provide effective treatments for many diseases and medical conditions. This success allowed doctors to professionalize and gain recognition as the primary providers of health care. Additionally, many doctors were skeptical of alternative therapies and saw them as unscientific or even dangerous. However, in recent years there has been renewed interest in alternative approaches to medicine, and many doctors now recognize the value of combining traditional medical treatments with complementary therapies.