A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science. Introduction Medieval doctors had...
Medicine
Come early medieval medicine has become real medicine, not scribal ignorance. Abstract The medical writings of early...
It is claimed to have been the most common medical practice performed by surgeons from antiquity until...
Evidence for trephination occurs from the Neolithic period onwards. Introduction Trephination (also known as trepanning or burr...
Since no one knew what caused the disease, no cure was possible, but this did not stop...
The Cutter Incident led in part to the development of a polio vaccine that was more dangerous....
A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of hand-washing to stop the spread...
Islamic medicine was built on tradition, chiefly the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in Greece and Rome....
Review of a book discussing the history, religion, science, and technology of ancient Rome. By Dr. Migeul...
Examining Georgian England’s new craze for sea-bathing. The Wellcome Library has a first edition of a book...
Incidents of polio increased to epidemic proportions after 1900. What was going on? Introduction Poliomyelitis (polio) is...
With no accurate knowledge about the disease and the way it was spread, what could be done...
Mary Edwards Walker defied convention in just about everything she did. Mary Edwards Walker was uncompromising in...
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...
Vaccination led ultimately to the eradication of smallpox, one of the great achievements of medicine. By Arthur...
Inoculation spread all over the world and revolutionized the field of vaccination against several other infectious diseases....
Polio was nearly eradicated with the Salk vaccine in 1955. Little was known about this mysterious disease...
His work led to systematically developing, testing, and popularizing inoculation that saved countless lives. Introduction Edward B....
Fear of a disease that seemed to turn people into beasts might have inspired belief in supernatural...
The relationship between cocaine and medical practitioners in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. Introduction Cocaine is...
How medical pioneers and health innovations shaped the landscape of medicine in the 19th century during disease...
Disease is thought to be caused by intrusion or soul loss, evil spirits, sorcerers, or broken taboos....
This would have been placed in a grave to embody the shaman’s power that would help the...
The Hippocratic philosophy on health care provision applied standards and ethical rules that are still valid today....
From cows to controversy, the smallpox vaccine triumphed. Not malaria. Not cholera. Not AIDS, influenza, measles, or...
Finding pockets of hope in the great flu pandemic. On September 12, 1918, Dr. Royal S. Copeland put the...
The toxic properties of arsenic were known by Hippocrates in 370 BCE. By John Frith Introduction Arsenic...