Early pictorial representations of their work as healers were restricted to alchemical texts and manuals. Over time, artists began to depict them in paintings, such as The Medical Alchemist (see image ...

While studying the disease, Jenner noticed that milkmaids ... chap called Dr John Hunter - was also a big cheese in 18th century medicine. Hunter was a real surgery boffin and he made it his ...

In the 18th century, for many physicians who typically ... Hauksbee set out to compare different drug treatments for venereal disease, including his own medication, in a proposal he called ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in ...

In the early 18th century, New France faced hard times as the beaver market collapsed and epidemics of disease hit the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) In France the market was ...