Ancient Egypt (3300BC to 525BC ... This practice has existed all over the world, even in modern alternative medicine (homeopathy, treating like with like). In Egyptian times ostrich eggs were ...

Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to ... is arguably the world’s most cost-effective drug. “It all started with people ...

Before pharmacies and drug stores, the ancients turned to Mother Earth for healing. The leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of ...

There were very few doctors in the Middle Ages. Training to be a doctor could take years of study and, at the time, there were very few universities. The main European universities in the Middle ...

At the BBC News, Dr. David Cox explores "What Western medicine can learn from the ancient history of psychedelics ... what is ...

Whenever photographer Gabriele Galimberti meets people on his travels, he asks the same question: Can I see what’s in your medicine cabinet ... as a reenactor of ancient Roman battles.

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, ...

At the Medical Science Centre of Vilnius University, researchers are unlocking hidden health secrets from ancient DNA, and the possibilities for modern medicine are vast. Associate Professor Dr ...

The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...