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 ...

Chemical analysis shows a Roman flask held compound medicine, offering first proof of roman flask medical feces described in ...

On the criteria that matter to medicine—not later industrial power— Africa led . Medicine does not exist in isolation. It depends on cities, sanitation, governance, and trade. Africa’s medical ...

A medieval cataract surgery described in Chinese texts may have its roots in India, a Pune-based historian of science and medicine said during a recent talk in Delhi. Vijaya Jayant Deshpande, speaking ...

The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine on Wednesday, arguing that new technologies, including artificial intelligence, can bring scientific scrutiny to ...

Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, ...

Recently the World Health Organization published their guidelines on traditional medicine, actually referring to the category of "traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) practices.

The snake is one of the oldest symbols of spirituality and medicine. Its image appears in ancient artifacts, scriptures, and healing rituals worldwide. The serpent’s ability to shed its skin was seen ...