There is a quiet revolution happening in cardiovascular medicine, and it doesn’t involve a new drug, a surgical device, or a ...

New study explores how sleep therapy and rituals shaped Ancient Greek medicine and influenced modern healing practices.

Illness in the Ancient Greek world was a profound search for meaning, leading to the sanctuaries of Asclepius for healing ...

Dr. Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of artemisinin, a very important anti-malarial drug. While this is being touted as a triumph of ancient Chinese ...

While using ancient Greek medicine as a source of remedies is problematic, drawing on it to understand the doctor/patient relationship is more straightforward. We still say, “Trust me, I’m a doctor”.

From packed train carriages to busy shopping centers, being crammed together in often poorly ventilated spaces had become so normal that it has taken us a long time to get used to social distancing.

As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...

Dr. Trisha Swift is the CEO of Mula, an integrative health practice specializing in tech enabled preventative care and root-cause healing. A recent study published in Current Biology has made waves in ...

A small Roman glass bottle discovered in western Turkey has provided the first direct chemical proof that ancient physicians used human feces as a medicinal ingredient. The vial, dating back about ...

The ancient Greeks are widely seen as having been the founders of Western medicine more than 2,000 years ago. Although we now have a far more detailed and accurate picture of medicine, the ancient ...