SciShow
Pyrotherapy: An Awful Nobel Prize for Infecting People with Malaria
Malaria vs. Neurosyphilis: the story of an unethical experiment, and its mysterious conclusions
SciShow
5 Things Humans Got Really Wrong About Our Bodies
Throughout history, people have been trying to figure out how our bodies work and how to fix them when things go wrong. This has led to some ideas that, with the benefit of hindsight, seem very strange
SciShow
Should You Really 'Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever'?
Old adages can be pretty hit or miss—especially when it comes to medical advice—but it turns out there may actually be some truth to the saying, "feed a cold, starve a fever."
SciShow
The Strange (But True) History of Hysteria
Doctors once believed that the uterus would just start wandering around your body, leading to "hysteria." Spoiler Alert: That's not a thing! Isn't it great to be alive... now?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What causes seizures, and how can we treat them? | Christopher E. Gaw
Nearly 3,000 years ago, a Babylonian tablet described a curious illness called "miqtu" that caused symptoms ranging from facial twitching to full body convulsions. Today we know miqtu as seizures, and modern medicine has developed...
Curated Video
Battle of Delium, 424 BC Athens takes on Sparta Peloponnesian War
Battle of Delium, 424 BC Athens takes on Sparta Peloponnesian War
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island
The name Kos is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as Stancho, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island - the Asklepieion
The Asklepieion in Kos is an ancient medical centre placed 4 km to the south east of Kos Town, beyond Platani village. It dates from the first half of the 3rd century BC and it was built to honour the god of health and medicine,...
Professor Dave Explains
After Rome: Further Development of Medicine in the Arab World
Great strides were made towards a scientific approach to medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, but after the fall of the Roman Empire, the baton was handed over to the Arab World. The so-called Golden Age of Islam produced incredible...
Curated Video
Imhotep: Father of Medicine
Have you ever wondered how the medical profession came to be? or in fact who started the profession at all? Well, take a seat and prepare to be amazed because today’s episode is about Egyptian genius Imhotep the Father of modern...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island - the Castle of the Knights of Saint John
The castle of the Knights of Saint John, was constructed with local stone and with the remains of previous constructions and buildings. It still shows a number of blazons on the masonry, some columns, bases and architraves from the ruins...
The March of Time
Dramatization of Hawthorn story
MOT: AMERICAN WIT & HUMOR: 'Dr Heidegger's Experiment': Dr Heidegger in study new maid entering Dr Heidegger trying to scare maid w/ stories that have been made up about him then telling her they're all true maid leaves to let guests in.
Curated Video
Science in Ancient Greece, V century BC
The Greeks invented the first medical science surpassing myths on diseases as punishing sins of humans rather the factors behind causing them. Discoveries by philosophers on navigation, volume of water in a tub and many more.
Professor Dave Explains
The History of Olive Oil Part 1: From the Ancients to Today
We all love olive oil! It's great for cooking, it's great for snacking, especially with fresh bread, it's just the best. Where did it come from? Most people know that it is quite ancient, but where did it come from precisely, and what...
60 Second Histories
Galen and Hippocrates
In this short video, Galen talks about Hippocrates and his theories
Professor Dave Explains
Early Pharmacopeia: Medical Practices in Ancient Civilizations
If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Every since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our...
Weird History
The History Of Gout-The Kings Disease
For centuries, many have called gout "the disease of kings" because it affected men who ate rich diets and drank heavily. As early as the ancient Greeks, doctors wrote about gout, claiming that only wealthy men could become afflicted...
Crash Course
Ancient and Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9
Medieval medicine is a mash-up of multicultural ideas! How did early doctors learn to do no harm? The ninth video in a 15-part series about the History of Medicine uncovers the fundamental teachings that sparked intense anatomical study...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #9: Ancient & Medieval Medicine
This episode of Crash Course History dives into how the knowledge of healing and medicine evolved over time. The history of medicine is about two of our big questions. One - What is life? And two - how do we know what we know? Take a...