A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of hand-washing to stop the spread...
Medicine
Explore the history of medicine from ancient healing practices to modern breakthroughs — stories of science, struggle, and survival.
Islamic medicine was built on tradition, chiefly the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in Greece and Rome....
Incidents of polio increased to epidemic proportions after 1900. What was going on? Introduction Poliomyelitis (polio) is...
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals, and home remedies. The Greeks combined dietetics, medicines,...
A vaccine tricks the body’s immune system into producing antibodies to fight a form of the virus...
Examining modern remedies derived from medieval monastic knowledge. Most people think of herbal medicine as a distinctly...
The spirits and gods were believed to make their presence known through disease. Introduction When people fall...
Inoculation spread all over the world and revolutionized the field of vaccination against several other infectious diseases....
His work led to systematically developing, testing, and popularizing inoculation that saved countless lives. Introduction Edward B....
The relationship between cocaine and medical practitioners in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. Introduction Cocaine is...
In 1495 an epidemic of a new and terrible disease broke out among the soldiers of Charles...
Franciscan nuns, physicians, anesthesiologists, and social workers helped created a pathbreaking medical center. Several years ago, a...
Galen’s experimental methods foreshadowed later developments of Western scientific medicine. Introduction Galen (129 C.E. – c. 210...
Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. Introduction Hippocrates of Cos II, or...
Most alternative medicines and therapies do no better than a properly controlled placebo group. So a lot...
For patients who need specialty drugs, the problem is worse, with no relief in sight. My husband,...
Americans who live in rural parts of the country have fewer doctors, specialists and hospitals than those...
In this period, hospitals preserved both the symbolic and material link to the Church and religion, based...
For someone going through one, it’s devastating. And it happens far more often than you might think....
Pharmaceutical companies stand to lose big under a single-payer system, since it might enable the government to...
Examining the type of anesthesia and techniques employed to prepare patients for invasive surgery in ancient Rome....
“$10,000 for 4 hours in emergency room, food poisoning. Didn’t even stay the night!” We asked a...
A challenge in eradicating polio comes from a version of the vaccine itself, which relies on live...
The armamentarium of vaccines continues to grow with more emphasis on safety, availability, and accessibility. Abstract Multiple...
Minority opinions posted online can skew social consensus. A high school student from Ohio made national headlines...
Thousands of women volunteered as nurses during the Civil War. On April 14, 1861, Fort Sumter fell—the...
Nursing may be the oldest known profession, as some nurses were paid for their services from the...
We should take a hard look at how each of us may be undermining community health in...
James Graham, founder of the Temple of Health, benefitted from his undeniable flair for showmanship and his...
The history of surgery is a fascinating collection of knowledge from various civilizations dating back up to...