Sometimes changes were made to address other issues, such as dealing with plague victims. More recently, it has been altered to accord with modern thought.
१९१३ साली, प्रसिद्ध कॅनेडियन डॉक्टर सर विल्यम ऑस्लर म्हणाले: “ही [शपथ] हिप्पोक्रॅटिक काळातली आहे की नाही ही गोष्ट महत्त्वाची नाही...