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fromOpen Culture
6 days ago

Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles

A Wellcome Research Resources Award-funded project of the University of Cambridge Libraries has recently finished conserving, digitizing, and making available online 190 manuscripts containing more than 7,000 pages of medieval medical recipes.
Medicine
fromAeon
2 weeks ago

Drinking wine from toxic cups was the 17th century's own dubious 'detox' treatment | Aeon Videos

The antimonial cup, originating from the late 17th century, was designed for those suffering from ailments, with the belief that purging rebalanced humours.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
3 weeks ago

The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives

Implementation of Penicillin was crucial to its success as a medicinal discovery.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 weeks ago

Blood, skeletons and syphilis: the story of Edvard Munch's obsession with health

Edvard Munch's personal experiences with illness inspired his artwork, particularly demonstrated in On the Operating Table and its surrounding context.
Lifeblood exhibition connects Munch's art with pivotal medical advancements from his lifetime, highlighting his family's medical background.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

A San Francisco museum explores the cringey history of eye medicine

The Ishinpo, Japan's oldest medical text, mentions ancient eye disease treatment, including cataract surgery techniques without anesthesia.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

A Medical-History Museum Contends with Its Collection of Human Remains

The Mütter Museum is at a crossroads between celebrating human diversity and addressing ethical concerns regarding its displays.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Word of the Week: how a bacteria unrelated to fish got its name "salmonella"

Salmonella is a major cause of food poisoning in the U.S., with significant health implications and a complex historical background.
#vaccines
fromFlowingData
2 months ago
Public health

Data-driven story on the first vaccine

Vaccines have proven benefits, but skepticism persists, prompting a reconsideration of their history and impact.
Halloran's work highlights the remarkable journey of the smallpox vaccine, demonstrating its efficacy through data.
fromNatural Health News
2 months ago
Alternative medicine

What's the Real Story Behind Vaccines?

Dr. Suzanne Humphries presents compelling arguments against conventional vaccine narratives during her interview with Joe Rogan.
Public health
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Data-driven story on the first vaccine

Vaccines have proven benefits, but skepticism persists, prompting a reconsideration of their history and impact.
Halloran's work highlights the remarkable journey of the smallpox vaccine, demonstrating its efficacy through data.
more#vaccines
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The grim fate of the museum dedicated to the world's most unfortunate people

The Complutense University of Madrid is closing the Olavide Museum for budgetary reasons, impacting a significant medical history collection.
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

When Canada's Most Famous Brain Surgeon Almost Killed His Own Sister | The Walrus

Penfield’s determination to help his sister through neurosurgery marks a pivotal moment in medical history where the risks of the trade intersected with the personal life of a surgeon.
Medicine
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

Medieval Man with Crippled Knee Offers Clues to Disability Care - Medievalists.net

Medieval individuals with disabilities received considerable care and were sometimes of higher social status than previously understood.
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