The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright macabre. Among these is "mumia"—a medicinal substance derived from mummified ...

A truly mooooomentous event… Now, it so happened that Edward Jenner’s professor - a charming chap called Dr John Hunter - was also a big cheese in 18th century medicine. Hunter was a real ...

Medicine in Britain overview - Edexcel Medicine in medieval England, c.1250-c.1500 - Edexcel The medical Renaissance in England, c.1500-c.1700 - Edexcel Medicine in modern Britain, c.1900-present ...