Stories
- Article
Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
- Books
Women healers through history / Elisabeth Brooke.
Brooke, Elisabeth.Date: 1993- Books
Women healers in medieval life and literature / by Muriel Joy Hughes.
Hughes, Muriel Joy, 1903-Date: 1943- Books
Women healers and physicians : climbing a long hill / Lillian R. Furst, editor.
Date: [1997], ©1997- Books
Women healers and domestic remedies in 18th century America : the recipe book of Elizabeth Coates Paschall / Ellen G. Gartrell.
Gartrell, Ellen G.Date: 1987- Books
Women healers of the world : the traditions, history, and geography of herbal medicine / Holly Bellebuono ; foreword by Rosemary Gladstar ; watercolor art by Tracy Thorpe.
Bellebuono, HollyDate: [2014]