“What is more, 18th century doctors attributed differences in the effects of treatments to patients’ ‘temperament’ (personality type) — rather than to the drug.

“What is more, 18th century doctors attributed differences in the effects of treatments to patients’ ‘temperament’ (personality type) — rather than to the drug.

In northern Spain lies a magnificent 18th-century mansion—once the proud home of Dr. Guan Torres, a respected policy doctor known for his dedication to medicine. But behind its elegant façade ...

Things changed when Royal Navy surgeon James Lind set out to see what could be used to treat scurvy, the scourge of sailors for thousands of years.. But a new analysis of an 18th century study by ...

The first Estonian-language medical publications appeared as early as the late 18th century. Kreutzwald's Kodutohter ("Home Doctor") proved to be so popular that thousands of copies were printed, ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of ...

The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical trial that determined the treatment for scurvy.

In the 18th century, for many physicians who typically formulated their own medicines, it would have been highly unusual to prescribe someone else’s treatment, Cooper said.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, ...