Preindustrial Public HealthOct 31

Just published online: Lola Digard's investigation of the expanding role of surgeons and medical professionals in legal proceedings in late medieval Ghent, and its relevance to public health, governmentality, and medical authority.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03044181.2025.2573385?scroll=top&needAccess=true#abstract

#publichealth #legalhistory #medhist #medmed

Forensic Knowledge, Labour, and the Medical Market in the Peace Procedures of Ghent, 1350–1400

Focusing on forensic practices, this article investigates the process of professionalisation of medical knowledge in late medieval Ghent. It reconstructs how Ghent’s aldermen used biopolitical stra...

Taylor & Francis
Preindustrial Public HealthJul 17, 2025

Congratulations to Meg Leja for her public history work as well as her #histmed and #medmed scholarship, bringing "light" to the so-called "dark ages" and medieval healthcare as understood in popular culture. One step (or trend-worthy cure...) at a time!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250716000836.htm

1,000-year-old health hacks are trending—and backed by science

Medieval medicine is undergoing a reputation makeover. New research reveals that far from being stuck in superstition, early Europeans actively explored healing practices based on nature, observation, and practical experience—some of which uncannily echo today’s wellness trends on TikTok.

ScienceDaily
Preindustrial Public HealthMay 20, 2025
Using osteological analysis, historical documents, digital excavation records, + 3D modelling, Nolan et al. (2025) applied interdisciplinary techniques to unearth the care realities of a man in Lund, Sweden, living around 1300-1536 CE. #healthumanities #medmed #medieval #bioarchaeology (2/4)