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History of Medicine
by JACKIE ROSENHEK
One of Michelangelo’s most controversial sculptures may reveal a startling diagnosis
Neurology’s most noteworthy patient “died” when he was 27 though he would go on to live another 55 years
Hippocrates’ legendary tract was first implemented in 1508. Are his guidelines still relevant today?
Tiny Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s talent — and troubles — were larger than life
Medicine’s most mesmerizing textbook is also its most mysterious
Back in the day, bezoar bulbs were celebrated as a cure-all and cutting-edge medical science
Back in the day, ocular prosthetics ranged from the regal to the rudimentary
In between his day job with HBC, William Fraser Tolmie was a man of medicine and the mountains
Who knew that Dr James Parkinson was a politician, paleontologist and pediatrician?
Albert Neisser tried to save prostitutes from STDs, but started a scandal instead
by DR. VINCENT WOO, JACKIE ROSENHEK & SUSAN USHER
From the Ancients to Insulin... and Beyond
Believe it or not, the simple syringe was centuries in the making
Are frog legs the key to life’s mysteries?
Who knew that a clumsy cook from the 1920s was the inspiration behind the Band-Aid?
Can being far from family and friends make a person physically sick? In 17th-century Switzerland it was certainly possible
