Photographed at the U.S. National Library of Medicine This story appears in the January 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. In my hand I’m holding a warm, beating heart. About the size of a ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Most people know Caligula as one of history’s most deranged rulers: a bloodthirsty Roman emperor who supposedly made his horse a consul and murdered people for entertainment. But ...
Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd’s knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. The study, by the ...
If you look past the rust, an ancient Roman speculum is instantly recognizable as an instrument a gynecologist might put inside you today. There are two curved metal bills, a screw to hold them apart, ...
In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, a medical doctor, Dr. Erdal Dilekçi, makes dozens of ...
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Ancient breathing practice eases sleep apnea, study finds
A centuries-old tradition may soon find a place in modern medicine. Researchers have discovered that a simple breathing exercise involving a conch shell can ease symptoms of a common sleep disorder.
Other rare elements are transforming medicine, too. Gadolinium is used in over a third of all MRI scans. As a contrast agent, ...
Why cholera is striking in Africa. It's a disease that's easy to control with proper treatment. But without medical care, ...
An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...
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