Historians recently unearthed some "health hacks" dating back to the Middle Ages – and some sound like they came straight off TikTok. The database, called the Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine, ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, led by Dr. Elena Fiorin and her colleagues investigated ...

Social media is overflowing with wellness hacks and tips. While some should be avoided at all costs, others may actually be rooted in medicinal practices dating back to the Dark Ages, new research ...

Medieval remedies are attracting growing interest for their ingenuity. Far from clichés, these ancient practices reveal a methodical approach to health. Medieval manuscripts unveil surprisingly modern ...

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Outbreaks at sea are one of the oldest problems in public health. From medieval plague quarantines to modern times, they have ...

From bloody battles and dicey political leadership to the fast-spreading wrath of deadly plagues and Christianity, living in the medieval period was no easy feat. But ten centuries on, new research ...

What type of images come to mind when you think of medieval art? Knights and ladies? Biblical scenes? Cathedrals? It’s probably not some unfortunate man in the throes of vomiting. It might surprise ...

Without good dental care, teeth tend to suffer. An abundance of archaeological evidence has shown that poor oral health was common throughout history. And unsurprisingly, there have been many attempts ...