Medieval doctors saw fertility as having a cut-off point rather than slowly declining with age, ancient medical texts show. Male and female reproductive aging was seen as similar processes which ...

Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. “The Saturday Night Live” sketch Medieval Barber Theodoric of York says ...

Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. The “Saturday Night Live” sketch Medieval Barber Theodoric of York says ...

Incantations were not only meant to ward off demons, but also to calm patients. A look into medical history reveals what lies ...

A new exhibition offers a glimpse into the unusual and sometimes bizarre medical practices of the Middle Ages. The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval ...

Medieval healers treated animals’ ailments with a mix of faith, tradition and science John Last - History Correspondent Magic was just another tool in a medieval animal healer's toolbox. Illustration ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Meg Leja, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) ...