Psychiatry often espouses brain disease explanations for mental disorders. Psychiatry pursued brain disease models due to ...

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...

Every March, National Women’s History Month serves as an opportunity to celebrate the groundbreaking accomplishments of women throughout history. From the earliest days of medicine, women have made ...

INTRODUCTION -- ANATOMY: Hippocrates of Cos -- Anatomy according to Galen -- Medical illustration -- Renaissance art -- The first modern medical classic -- A missed opportunity -- Looking for a ...

Ancient Egyptians' healthcare system was "advanced and successful" for its time, the authors of a new book on the topic have said. Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by researchers ...

Rev. and expanded ed. of: The healers. c1976. Beginnings of American medicine -- Eighteenth century -- Medical profession -- Medicine in the revolutionary years -- Early nineteenth-century medicine -- ...