ROANOKE, Va. – Forever changing the medical industry — a black woman from Roanoke known as “the Mother of Modern Medicine” played a pivotal role in American history. But it’s a name many don’t ...

Rev. and expanded ed. of: The healers. c1976. Beginnings of American medicine -- Eighteenth century -- Medical profession -- Medicine in the revolutionary years -- Early nineteenth-century medicine -- ...

A woman prepares aromatherapy session at the table with essential oil diffuser and herbs, with different types of oils and essences. As patients we can seek conventional “modern” medicine or opt for ...

The Cheselden Medal ( named after a famous 17th century St Thomas's Hospital surgeon) is a prize for medicine - awarded every ...

Congolese traditional medicine, rooted in cultural heritage, is disappearing due to the dominance of modern medicine; in rural areas, traditional healers remain essential, yet their knowledge is ...

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (WSET) — Henrietta Lacks, known as the "mother of modern medicine," was honored with a statue on the 71st anniversary of her death. The life-size statue was unveiled at Constitution ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable ...

Rifling through an old herbal book, Fabien Schultz, PhD, discovered a handwritten three-page recipe. Schultz, head of ethnopharmacology and zoopharmacognosy at Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical ...

As familiar notions suggest, medieval medicine was influenced by herbs and humours. But these factors were part of a broader ...