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The Medieval Medical Response to the ‘Black Death’

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:08:53 +0000

The Black Death served to promote medical innovations that laid the foundations of modern medicine. By Joseph A.

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:03:28 +0000

The ancient pathogens in old graves are as dead as the people they once infected. Still, they tell

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:29:47 +0000

Looking at the ways survivors of past pandemics tried to celebrate the triumph of life amid widespread death.

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:07:17 +0000

Throughout history, plagues have severely affected human societies. By Christine A. Smith Throughout history, humans have been faced

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:45:31 +0000

There are three types of plague infection — bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic — and all are caused by

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:45:12 +0000

Several possible causes have been advanced for the Black Death. Introduction Theories of the Black Death are a

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:02:46 +0000

People broke public health laws during the 17th-century plague in Italy, but there were clergymen who intervened. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:02:52 +0000

Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched were suddenly open to conquest, innovation, and social change. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:03:26 +0000

In medieval times natural phenomena, such as comets and eclipses, were regarded as portents of natural disasters, including

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:18:33 +0000

From ancient times different populations have adopted varying strategies to prevent and contain disease. By Dr. Gian Franco