An ancient skull found in a cave in Spain reveals evidence of ancient surgery attempts. The skull has a large dent that is partially healed, indicating an attempt at brain surgery that was halted. The ...

Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris is obsessed with mortality — and her new book examines the work of early surgeons The first time Lindsey Fitzharris saw a dead body, she was eight years old. Her ...

There are some stories that act like fractals. They contain intricate patterns that zoom down into finer and finer detail, so that in the end, what first seemed like a simple concept actually contains ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Dr. David Schneider: Prior to the 1870s, no one believed in germs. You believed in bad air. Maybe it’s the ...

Plastic surgery has become synonymous with the quest for youth and beauty, albeit with varying degrees of success. But the field has, for centuries, been driven by medical necessity – and it has ...

Aaaargh! I can't look! After Dr Michael Mosley charts the incredible history of surgery from butchery to brilliance, it's the butchery that stays with you. Especially as tonight's subject is the brain ...

Different IOL calculators provided similar results in patients with a history of LASIK surgery, according to a study ...

Researchers interviewed 24 patients who underwent either emergency or elective gallbladder removal surgery about their knowledge of gallstone disease symptoms before they sought medical care, their ...