In the realm of ancient medical texts, few hold as much intrigue and historical significance as the 1700-year-old ‘Post-elbow Preparation Formula,’ a remarkable document that has earned the moniker of ...

Is your hair lacking volume, are you feeling less than perfect? Well, maybe you should try adding some lizard to your shampoo. This may sound like a new TikTok trend (or maybe this will start one), ...

Medieval medicine is undergoing a reputation makeover. New research reveals that far from being stuck in superstition, early Europeans actively explored healing practices based on nature, observation, ...

Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition, trans people will vanish. History, however, shows that withholding health care does not make ...

Galen of Pergamon was the most influential ancient Greek physician after Hippocrates and is considered the father of ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down the barbarous masses that populated the rest of the world, and one of the ...

NMAHMAI copy 39088019137397 purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "Open access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295749013 At first glance, medicine and poison might seem to be opposites. But in China's ...

Image, word and medicine in the Middle Ages / Peter Murray Jones -- Latin crusaders, Byzantine herbals / Alain Touwaide -- The illuminated Tacuinum sanitatis manuscripts from northern Italy ca.

“Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware pot…” This is no witch’s potion, but a 15th-century attempt to cure ...

As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...