Feldkirch, Austria, offers a quiet cultural escape with medieval charm and scenery. Visitors can explore historic sites, local markets, and enjoy diverse culinary options. This article is part of ...

Medieval medicine is undergoing a reputation makeover. New research reveals that far from being stuck in superstition, early Europeans actively explored healing practices based on nature, observation, ...

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 ...

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 medicine was full of strange and surprising remedies. In this video, we explore weird treatments like magic mushrooms, urine tasting, and snail syrup, uncovering how people tried to heal with ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Once grand and majestic, these medieval palaces were centers of power, wealth, and intrigue – but today, they’ve vanished from sight. In this video, we explore the stories of medieval palaces that ...

“Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware pot…” This is no witch’s potion, but a 15th-century attempt to cure ...

Source: Krishnavedala, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons There is no question that exercise benefits our bodies. The idea traces back to ancient Indian medicine. The Ayurvedic tradition (the word Ayurveda ...

PROF. WALSH has written an attractive and most readable account of the course of medieval medicine. He has painted a good, even a speaking-, picture, but it is not a likeness which most first-hand ...

Professor Alison Anderson received funding from the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account for this research project which was conducted in association with the British Science Association. The recent ...

Today, more women than men are entering medical school and pursuing a career in medicine. Who were some of the pioneering women physicians, and what challenges do contemporary women in medicine face?