Very few figures of the ancient Greek world of medicine loom as large as Diocles of Carystus, even though he is not as known as he should be.

New research suggests the magic of 10,000 steps a day is a myth - The 10,000-step goal originated from a 1960s Japanese ...

Ancient Greek physicians believed the full moon could unbalance the mind, linking lunar cycles to madness and mental ...

It is a sacred promise taken by all physicians to uphold ethical standards while delivering empathetic care to the patient.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely ...

Knowable Magazine shares how studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors and asks if beta blockers slow them down ...

Hyperthermia, a cancer treatment using controlled heat to kill tumor cells, shows promise but faces limitations due to some ...

New research challenges the benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day - The 10,000-step goal originated from a 1960s Japanese ...

Yet, amid the hype and hollow claims, a few golden truths remain. As far back as 400BC, Hippocrates, widely considered the father of modern medicine, famously said: “Walking is man’s best ...

In approximately the 5th century BC, Hippocrates was the first to record a description of melanoma, which he described as melas, meaning dark, and oma, meaning tumor, in Greek. There is some ...

Greek physician Hippocrates was among the first to play music for mental health patients in 400 BC and his work would be one of the starting points for the wide qualitative and quantitative ...