Despite being cloistered in relative luxury, the holy men suffered from worms far more frequently than the general population.
- Senior Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
The English paid a high price for medieval fashion: in bunions and broken bones.
How a research team identified parasites in ‘hygiene sticks’ that travellers on the Silk Road effectively used as their toilet paper.
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation to much of their empire – but did it improve their health?
We are used to the idea that modern technological inventions can have unforeseen consequences on health. Infamous examples include the anti-nausea drug thalidomide, which caused limb defects in unborn…
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