The modern infirmary is the evolutional product of the dialectic interface between medical theories at each time and the outcome of their application in clinical practice. The infirmary as we know it today did not exist during antiquity, but the different precursors of the modern hospital emerged as a result of the interaction between medical theory and practice. During antiquity the Hippocrati...

In this talk 'Antiquity" covered the earliest records till about 100 years ago when medical interest in perinatology began. Birth has always been a subject for mysticism and religious practices. Since prehistoric times every community had a traditional birth attendant who was self-selected, illiterate and passed on her skill by word of mouth. These women still do most of the midwifery in the ru...

Once upon a time the history of the ancient classical world was primarily the story of great men and their battles. We have come a long way since then, with the realization that the inclusive concept of gender is one of the key principles upon which all societies are organized in some way and to some extent. Gender is now central to our understanding of antiquity, as it is to the world around u...

aretaeus of cappadokia, lived in an era when cancer was already a disease, well known for its deadly outcome. inside his momentous treatise, composed of 8 books, he had outlined various types of cancer. he had understood cancer’s fatality and proposed some curative treatments. our manuscript composes the fragments related to cancer, in an effort to present aretaeus’ views on the matter.  he had...