The use of the caduceus as a symbol of healthcare is a modern American thing. Someone used the caduceus instead of The Staff of Aesculapius, and it stuck The s

The use of the caduceus as a symbol of healthcare is a modern American thing. Someone used the caduceus instead of The Staff of Aesculapius, and it stuck The symbol most universally, and historically, used for healthcare is The Staff of Aesculapius, which is a staff with just one snake and no wings