Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris is obsessed with mortality — and her new book examines the work of early surgeons The first time Lindsey Fitzharris saw a dead body, she was eight years old. Her ...

An ancient skull found in a cave in Spain reveals evidence of ancient surgery attempts. The skull has a large dent that is partially healed, indicating an attempt at brain surgery that was halted. The ...

There are some stories that act like fractals. They contain intricate patterns that zoom down into finer and finer detail, so that in the end, what first seemed like a simple concept actually contains ...

Today marks the 50-year anniversary of one of the most important events in surgical history: On May 6, 1953, Dr. John Gibbon, a surgeon at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, performed the ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Dr. David Schneider: Prior to the 1870s, no one believed in germs. You believed in bad air. Maybe it’s the ...

Plastic surgery has become synonymous with the quest for youth and beauty, albeit with varying degrees of success. But the field has, for centuries, been driven by medical necessity – and it has ...

Aaaargh! I can't look! After Dr Michael Mosley charts the incredible history of surgery from butchery to brilliance, it's the butchery that stays with you. Especially as tonight's subject is the brain ...

From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques—a story as much of mishaps and ...