Disease | A Blog About History

Roman-era beauty kits were used to treat trachoma

April 29th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Over the years archaeologists have found a lot of Roman-era toiletry kits that contain tweezers, scrapers and other artifacts. It

December 19th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New archaeological evidence has been found in Vietnam that suggests prehistoric people cares for the sick and disabled. The case

August 2nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

An analysis of a 15-year-old Incan girl who died 500 years ago shows that she suffered from a chronic respiratory

January 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Prostate cancer has been discovered in an Egyptian mummy which dates back 2,200 years. AUC professor Salima Ikram, a member

September 8th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

An examination of 340 skeletons has revealed what it was like to be a sailor in Nelson’s navy. It was

August 24th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A new study suggests that the Black Death of 1348-49 was spread through person-to-person contact, not by rats. “The evidence

May 25th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Analysis of Nubian mummies from along the Nile suggests that the plague of schistosomiasis may have been spread due to

March 21st, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers are proposing that the madness of King Henry VIII could be attributed to a genetic disorder. Among other theories,