Knowledge, Experiment, and Practical Advice
In this Santorio Lecture, Marsha Wubbels explores eighteenth-century physicians’ efforts to popularise measuring as a health practice.
The Shaping of Psychosomatics in the Latin West
In this Santorio Lecture, Tamar Nadav examines how 12th-century physicians’ notions of embodiment become more intricate and more oriented towards the
Risks and Benefits of Ice-Cold Drinks
By analysing the rhetorical strategies in the cold drinking debate, this lecture shows that physicians used knowledge of global environments
Galen on Contagion and Material Imagination
This lecture explores Galen’s theories on contagion and how he conceptualised the movement of illness through physical interactions and the
The Human Body according to al-Farabi
Like the cosmos, the healthy human body displays a hierarchical organization, a model for the political order of the virtuous
Narratio in Medicine and the Law
This VivaMente Conference investigates the relationship between narrative, rhetorical persuasion, and factual evidence in medical and medico-legal case-histories.
Medicine in Colonial Mexico
In this lecture, Paula De Vos explores the interaction of Galenic medicine and indegenous knowledge by analysing a series of
Healing Powers
This conference explores the use of alchemical remedies and processes in the cultural and intellectual context of pre-modern Europe, focusing
Ambroise Paré and his Context
This lecture examines Ambroise Paré's pioneering contributions to surgery, including treatments for gunshot wounds and post-wound infections.
Women’s Ideas in the History of Medicine
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation