Medieval medicine used tools inherited from antiquity, but metalwork and surgical knowledge made those instruments more ...

In the Middle Ages, one of the most common medical treatments involved deliberately removing blood from the body. Known as bloodletting, this practice was based on the belief that illness was caused ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

Interior of a Doctor's House - from reproduction of a miniature from 'Epistre de Othea' by Christine de Pisan, c. 1430. In recent years, the quest for eternal life has become big business, as a ...