This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000 ...

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000 ...

You've probably noticed a symbol on an ambulance featuring a snake inside a six-point star, but you may not realize how it represents the medical field.

The medical symbol of serpents wrapped around a staff is a familiar one in the field, decorating pharmaceutical packaging and hospitals alike. Snake bites are generally bad news so the animal ...

You can now tell first responders if you have a medical conditions, a developmental disability or are deaf with new symbols on your ID or driver's license. Skip Navigation.