Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.

Reprinted from: 'Science, medicine, and history: essays on the evolution of scientific thought and medical practice, written in honour of Charles Singer' Oxford U.P. 1953, Vol. I, p. 47-60 ...

Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...

The Edwin Smith Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian medical text from around 3,000-2,500 BCE, contains what may be the first known reference to breast cancer. Pictured: The Edwin Smith Papyrus.

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UC 32057 page 1-2 (large picture - 186kb, small picture - 92kb - in hieroglyphs - 183kb) page 3 (large picture-1072 kb, small ...

However, Asclepius had the power to heal even the snake bite. The second is the so-called “worm theory”, which is based on a technique used to remove parasitic worms that is found in the Ebers Papyrus ...

Antidotes are critical in toxicology, offering therapeutic solutions to poisoning by neutralizing toxins and enhancing the ...

Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.