A symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day ... However, the healer later became a heroic figure in the ancient world and eventually received god status. Asclepius’ cult began in ...

The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...

Ancient Greeks knew a thing or two when it came to herbs, and oregano is one that they simply could not do without.

Photograph by AKG/Album Early Muslim medicine drew on traditional practices from the region, some dating back to ancient Mesopotamia ... countries and around the world to treat ailments.

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Being a Cantonese Singaporean, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has always been in my life (and the world’s for the past ...

From the ancient Egyptians' use ... of current funding mechanisms. A World of Promise Even beyond increasingly sophisticated pacemakers, bioelectronic medicine already has earned a place in ...

Snakes have often been cast as villains, globally. Surprisingly, this "bad" creature is a symbol of medicine, adorning many medical school emblems, and is featured in the iconography of mythical ...

Since the United States seized control of Guam during World War II, the US military has slowly turned the Pacific island into ...

Ms. Courtney Williams’ seventh-grade Greek Mythology class recently worked on a creative project that blended ancient myths ...

Hippocrates, an ancient Greek doctor and philosopher, is considered the father of modern medicine. The ethical oath that medical students across the world recite today, typically at white coat and ...