Brewminate2d ago

Wellness in the medieval era was shaped by economic and social inequalities. 🏰💰

Access to remedies, practitioners, and medical knowledge varied significantly, reflecting broader structural divisions.

These patterns offer historical context for ongoing disparities in healthcare access.

#MedievalHistory #HealthHistory #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/cost-of-wellness-medieval-era/

Medieval Healthcare Costs and Social Inequality

Explore how wealth shaped medical access in the medieval era, from elite physicians to charity care, revealing deep healthcare inequality.

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Show threadGout GourmetSep 10, 2025
5/ Story time: King Henry VIII got gout from lavish feasts. Today, it’s tied to processed foods & sugary drinks (fructose spikes uric acid). Blood tests catch it early. Modern tools beat medieval misery! #HealthHistory
Hacker NewsAug 18, 2025

Leeches and the Legitimizing of Folk-Medicine

https://press.asimov.com/articles/leeches-and-the-legitimizing-of-folk-medicine

#HackerNews #Leeches #FolkMedicine #AlternativeHealing #TraditionalMedicine #HealthHistory

Leeches and the Legitimizing of Folk-Medicine

While we’ve derived useful molecules from the leech, live leech therapy has been largely marginalized in the West. It is time we reevaluate why.

IHCMay 21, 2025

📖 Joaquim Melon Simões estudou as as interacções institucionais entre o MNE e as estruturas de #SaúdePública portuguesas nos meados do séc. XIX, verificando que, numa altura em que estes dossiers tornavam mais complexas as relações com as potências internacionais da época, o MNE desempenhava um papel paradoxal na implementação das políticas de saúde pública.

🔓 Publicado em #AcessoAberto: https://ipri.unl.pt/index.php/pt/publicacoes/revista-r-i/arquivo-de-revista-r-i/5439-relacoes-internacionais-n-83

#OpenAccess #HealthHistory #HistóriaDaSaúde #RelaçõesInternacionais #Diplomacia

IHCJan 28, 2025

Please welcome @jpsdias to the #Fediverse! He is a health historian, working mainly on the history of pharmacy and medicine of the early modern period.

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@histodon

#Histodons #MastodonMigration #HealthHistory #HistoryOfMedicine #EarlyModernHistory #HistóriaDaSaúde #HistóriaDaMedicina #HistóriaModerna

Preindustrial Public HealthOct 9, 2024

New article! Hana Brzobohatá, Filip Velímský, and Jan Frolík @Akademie_ved_CR write on the impact of early-life stressors in later life, + differences between sex, in the medieval silver mining settlement Kutná Hora.

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ase/132/2/132_231017/_article/-char/en

#bioarchaeology #labourhistory #healthhistory #archaeology #mining

Early stress variation reflected in adult vertebral neural canal size within a medieval silver-mining population from Kutná Hora (Czech Republic)

Previous bioarchaeological and auxological research has indicated that stunting the growth of vertebral measures, specifically those of the vertebral …

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Legends and LottiesJul 19, 2024
🌟🦠 Reflecting on Polio: A Journey from Fear to Eradication 🦠🌟
Hello everyone! 📢 Today, let's delve into the history and impact of polio, a disease that has shaped many lives, including those of friends and colleagues. #Polio #HealthHistory #Vaccination
In the early 20th century, polio was a feared disease, causing paralysis and disability in many, especially children. 😷🦽 This highly infectious virus struck suddenly, leaving lasting effects. However, thanks to the advent of vaccines, we've made tremendous strides in eradicating this debilitating disease. 🌍💉
In the 1990s, I worked with someone who used a wheelchair due to childhood polio. Their resilience and determination were truly inspiring. 💪❤️ Just a quarter of a century ago, the impact of polio was still very visible, reminding us of the importance of vaccination and public health initiatives. #Inspiration #Resilience
Polio in the UK 🇬🇧:
• Vaccination Efforts: The introduction of the oral polio vaccine (OPV) in the 1960s and the switch to the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in 2004 have been crucial in controlling the disease. Routine immunisation schedules have protected millions of children. 🏥👶
• Eradication Campaigns: The UK has played a significant role in global eradication efforts, supporting initiatives like the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). 🌍🤝
Despite being close to eradication, polio still poses a threat in some regions. Continuous vaccination efforts are essential to ensure that this disease is completely wiped out. 🦠🚫
IHCJun 21, 2024

👨🏼‍🎓 E hoje é dia de desejar boa sorte ao Joaquim Melon Simões, que vai defender a sua Tese de Doutoramento, sobre as políticas sanitárias oitocentistas no Portugal do século XIX, na próxima segunda-feira, 24 de Junho.

https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/joaquim-simoes-phd/

#Histodons #AcademicLife #PhDLife #HealthHistory #Portugal #19thCentury #HistóriaDaSaúde #SéculoXIX

Provas de doutoramento de Joaquim Melon Simões | IHC

Joaquim Melon Simões faz a defesa pública da Tese de Doutoramento sobre o Conselho de Saúde Pública e as políticas sanitárias oitocentistas.

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IHCMay 23, 2024

📕 No livro "O Essencial sobre o IPO Lisboa" (imprensa Nacional), Helena da Silva conta a história do IPO Lisboa, analisando o modo "se desenvolveu, cresceu e evoluiu, em especial a sua integração no Serviço Nacional de Saúde e a passagem do Ministério da Educação para o Ministério da Saúde".

👉 https://imprensanacional.pt/edicoes/o-essencial-sobre-o-ipo-lisboa-n-o-154/

#Histodons #NewBook #HealthHistory #Oncology #PortugueseOncology #Healthcare #NovoLivro #HistóriaDaSaúde #IPO #Oncologia #OncologiaEmPortugal #CuidadosDeSaúde #SNS

O Essencial sobre o IPO Lisboa (N.º 154) - Imprensa Nacional

“No centenário da criação do Instituto Português de Oncologia, debruçamo-nos sobre o essencial da sua história, desde os antecedentes da sua criação até hoje. Analisamos o modo como esta instituição se desenvolveu, cresceu e evoluiu, em especial a sua integração no Serviço Nacional de Saúde e a passagem do Ministério da Educação para o Ministério … Continue reading "O Essencial sobre o IPO Lisboa (N.º 154)"

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Preindustrial Public HealthMar 14, 2024

Next Tuesday: Pablo José Alcover Cateura speaks on "Childbearing in the Early Mordern Period: Breastfeeding Remedies in the Kingdom of Majorca (1470-1778)"

Registration here: https://csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/online-lectures/childbearing-em-period/

#histmed #iberianpeninsula #childrenhistory #breastfeeding #healthhistory

Childbearing in the Early Modern Period - CSMBR

In this lecture, I will discuss the "confit d’en cases" or "confectio infantium", a remedy for breastfed infants with colic, meteorism, and aerophagia.

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