Surgery in medieval times Surgery was not a widespread practice in the medieval period. While it gained some traction in the 1300s, surgery was limited to southern France and northern Italy.

Restrictions on medical care for transgender youth assume that without the ability to medically transition, trans people will ...

Barbers were in charge of surgery in medieval Europe, not doctors. During the Middle Ages there were frequent battles and wars, some of them lasting up to 100 years. The skills of surgeons were ...

In 1403, a rebellion broke out in England that would culminate in one of the bloodiest battles to ever take place on English ...

Thijs Porck, associate professor of medieval English in Leiden ... and mirrors also made it very suitable to perform "keyhole surgery" on old books. Together with student assistant Iris van ...