Franciscan nuns, physicians, anesthesiologists, and social workers helped created a pathbreaking medical center. Several years ago, a...
Medicine
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...
Reviewing the great surgical advances in the United States in the last century. By Dr. Yeu-Tsu Margaret...
Rasse des Noeux was a considerable bibliophile and man of letters. Why do we often sign and...
Forensic medicine, also called “medical jurisprudence” or “legal medicine,” emerged in the 1600s. The Rise of Forensics...
Retracing the history of media technologies in the practice of medicine. Reba Benschoter readied herself to speak...
She used her skills as a teacher to become not only the first American female physician but...
Most medical historians agree that one of the most important advances in medicine was the use of...
During the devil’s last apogee in early modern Europe, demonic afflictions were taken seriously by both priests...
Measles cases have spiked as a growing number of anti-vaxxers, opting out of immunizations for their kids,...
Even before the 1952 and 1953 outbreaks, labs had been worked diligently to find a cure for...
Why are prescription drugs so inaccessible and expensive in the United States? By Devin Duffy Rebecca Hovde...
Considered in historical context, Purdue’s plan to peddle opioid addiction medicines to vulnerable people is not so...