A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, led by Dr. Elena Fiorin and her colleagues investigated ...
Dental plaque from medieval skeletons reveals its widespread use as a toxic cure.
For centuries, the University of Heidelberg, Germany, has housed hundreds of medieval medical texts, but their contents--the conditions that were described, the prescriptions that were advised--have ...
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 ...
Medieval warfare was brutal, but did every sword cut or arrow wound automatically mean infection? In this video, we explain ...
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Visitors to Hattiesburg’s Pocket Museum in October will get a frightening look at how doctors treated some patients hundreds of years ago. It’s all part of a new exhibit ...
I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city for fear of catching the disease, but it seems it is everywhere. A French doctor, Guy ...