Ancient Egypt (3300BC to 525BC) is where we first see the dawn of what, today, we call "medical care". The Egyptian civilization was the first great civilization on this planet. Egyptians thought ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, ...

Yet traditional medicine remains a vibrant part of the state health care system. Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower ...

Ancient Rome was a flourishing civilization ... Public health facilities were encouraged throughout the empire. Roman medicine grew out of what military doctors learnt and demanded.

One such remedy that has gained immense popularity is Ashwagandha, a powerful herb with deep roots in traditional Indian ...

Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Kristi Upson-Saia and comedian Stu Goldsmith to explore the strange world of ancient medicine. The most powerful Roman you've never heard of – Agrippina the ...

Before pharmacies and drug stores, the ancients turned to Mother Earth for healing. The leaves, flowers, roots, and bark of ...