Victorian medicine

From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague

SINCE its earliest days, the “Friend” has been dispensing advice for its readers on a multitude of topics, be it household tips, matters of the heart, health or travel advice. But in our 1891 issues,

In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic

WITH MORE MULTIPLE MURDERERS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, THE US HAS EARNED A BLOODY REPUTATION AS GROUND ZERO FOR SERIAL KILLERS

Neil Hopper, 49, a vascular surgeon from Truro in Cornwall, who has carried out hundreds of amputations and is himself a double amputee, was arrested after a two-and-a-half year investigation, accused

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