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From quinine to amputation, medicine on the prairie could be brutal.

Two of Roald Dahl’s books are dedicated to his daughter, Olivia, who died from measles complications in 1962.

Discover the history of the flu and its devastating impact on the world, from the deadliest influenza pandemic to today’s vaccines.

Sir James Young Simpson didn’t think women should have to suffer in labor.

These historical practices were once considered good for one’s health, shockingly.

Historical cures for insomnia were sketchy at best and outright dangerous at worst. Fortunately, modern medicine has discovered a few techniques that can help those suffering from insomnia.

Medicine has evolved dramatically over the last century, but that doesn’t mean unexplainable medical anomalies have disappeared. We’re covering a few of them in the latest episode of The List Show.

With the end of summer comes the beginning of a new season: flu season. Here’s what you need to know about the flu shot.

Charles Davenport’s Eugenics Record Office collected data on thousands of Americans, hoping to support a pseudoscientific theory that would create a more perfect human race. It led to unspeakable tragedy.

If you suffer from allergies, here are the worst—and the best—places to be.

In the late 1740s, the theologian John Wesley published ‘Primitive Physick, or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases.’ Can you guess what treatments he recommended?

When it comes to jellyfish stings, urine is often cited as an effective remedy. But does it really work as a first-aid treatment?

Some of the products offered up for sale in the catalogue were downright dangerous.

Asian needle ants may look small, but their stings are no joke.

Fatigue and tiredness are often confused, but it’s important to understand the differences between them.

Johann Sebastian Bach was buried in an unmarked grave in 1750. Nearly two centuries later, a doctor identified the composer’s bones from skeletal evidence of “organist’s disease.”