Pain relief in ancient Egypt – Part 1: plant-based remedies
In the first of two articles interrogating ancient medical papyri, Ira Rampil investigates the use of herbal remedies to help relieve pain.
anatomy
The Hunterian Museum, London
England’s largest public display of human anatomy has reopened after five years’ closure and a £4.6 million redevelopment. Carly Hilts visited to learn more about the new displays, and the complex story of medical advances and ethical questions that they explore.
Medieval recipes and medical manuscripts to be digitised in Cambridge University Library project
Digital images of the manuscripts, together with detailed descriptions and full-text transcriptions, will be freely available online.