Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was first to use the word hysteria, from the Greek hysteron (uterus), for an ailment that ...

This stunning Greek island packs all the goodness of Mykonos without the crowds - golden beaches, breathtaking historic sites ...

Science writer and New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer's latest book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life we Breathe dives into the invisible maelstrom of microbial life swirling in the air ...

Intermittent fasting has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off ...

Hippocrates is the father of traditional Ancient Greek medicine. Credit: Raed Mansour/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 Dioscorides, a 1st-century CE Greek physician and pharmacologist, compiled an ...

Late last year, the Health Resources and Services Administration projected a shortage of nearly 190,000 physicians across specialties by 2037. They noted, however, that we could mitigate the lack ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

The Hippocratic Oath is an ancient oath of ethical standards attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. It is a guide to the conduct expected of healthcare practitioners in the care of ...

I used to be dismissive of spiritual approaches to healing. Then I opened my eyes to something essential about them. This is the first in a series from Globe Ideas about how people change their minds.