Medical Myths About Gender Roles Go Back to Ancient Greece. Women Are Still Paying the Price Today

Medicine carries the burden of its own troubling history. The history of medicine, of illness, is every bit as social and ...
The Debrief

A Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Text Reveals Evidence of Advanced Medicine 1000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought

An obscure ancient Egyptian text discovered in the 19th century led to discoveries that rewrote the timeline of early medical ...
Greek Reporter

The Transition From Myth to Scientific Thought in Ancient Greece

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine

By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they ...

Did ancient Egyptian doctors use breast milk to treat eye problems? A new look at a 3,500-year-old medical mystery

Ancient Egyptian physicians documented treatments on papyrus, revealing a sophisticated medical system. While most eye ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Physicians and the Origins of Baldness Treatments

Ancient Greek physicians, such as Hippocrates, shaped the medical understanding of baldness and influenced modern treatments.