Modern Medicine Traces Its Scientific Roots to the Middle Ages Contrary to popular belief, early medieval doctors relied on rational deduction to understand and treat disease ...

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Weasel testicles and chickweed: Medieval doctors’ strange fertility treatments revealed - Struggling to conceive? Take three or four weasel testicles and call me in the morning ...

To diagnose diseases of the heart and lungs, medieval doctors added core elements of the physical examination: pulse, palpation and percussion.

To diagnose diseases of the heart and lungs, medieval doctors added core elements of the physical examination: pulse, palpation and percussion.

Medieval hospital ruins were recently found beneath a street in York, England, during sinkhole repairs, uncovering part of the historic St. Leonard's Hospital complex.

Before mocking medieval doctors, consider how popular juice cleanses and detox regimens are in the 21st century. Are we really so far from humoral medicine today?