The Healing Herb of the New World For centuries before modern medicine, tobacco was revered as a medicinal wonder. Indigenous […]
A Race Against Death in St. Louis The 1904 St. Louis Olympics hosted what remains the most perilous marathon in […]
The Ancient Lullaby: Opium’s Early Reign For millennia, human societies have sought relief from pain, insomnia, and the relentless cries […]
The Ancient Roots of Gendered Medicine For millennia, women’s health has been dictated by male authorities who viewed female biology […]
The Gilded Age of Radioactive Quackery The 1920s roared with scientific optimism. In the aftermath of Marie Curie’s Nobel Prize-winning […]
The Alchemist’s Dream: Gold as the Elixir of Life For millennia, gold has captivated humanity—not just as a symbol of […]
The Deadly Allure of Arsenic Arsenic, known as the “king of poisons,” has played a paradoxical role in human history—both […]
The Tragic End of Oliver Goldsmith In 1774, Oliver Goldsmith—celebrated author of The Vicar of Wakefield and the comedy She […]
