Testimony in one 15 th -century manuscript records how a friar at Stamford was cured of his nosebleeds by dipping his testicles into cold water and vinegar. Another records the apparently successful ...

Medieval doctors’ strange fertility treatments revealed - Struggling to conceive? Take three or four weasel testicles and ...

From music therapy to groundbreaking medical practices, the 13th-century Gevher Nesibe Complex showcases the innovative ...

What you probably won’t do, is look to the remedies used in the days of medieval medicine ... employed then - but remember these are medical practices which definitely belong in their own ...

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 ...

While these practices may seem unhygienic by modern standards ... As Coomans and fellow historian Guy Geltner argue in their treatise on medieval urban hygiene, local authorities sought to promote ...

Scholarship of medieval literature and historical records reveals how transgender people transitioned even without a robust medical system – instead, they changed their clothes, name and social ...