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

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

Galls, which can range from the delicately beautiful to hideously unattractive bulbous growths, are among Nature’s most intriguing phenomena, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Sepsis and septicaemia aren’t the same thing, but they are related. Septicaemia is sometimes known as blood poisoning. It happens when an infection (usually with bacteria) gets into your bloodstream.

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,

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