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Hua Tuo and the Origins of Surgery in Ancient China

When we look at the history of medicine and surgery, several figures stand out as exemplary. For much of recorded history, works from the...

Mar 25, 2022

A cursory glance at his autobiography reveals Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) to have been a man interested in many - sometimes unorthodox -...

Apr 26, 2021

Mums the Word, with Marissa Diggs and Judy Durkin [Judy] Picture a birthing scene in just about any medical or family drama. The mother...

Apr 16, 2021

Who is Maria Sibylla Merian? Today, she is recognized as a skilled natural historian and an eminent early figure in the field of...

Mar 26, 2021