SciShow
How The Islamic Golden Age of Science Changed History As We Know It
The Islamic Golden Age of Science is largely to thank for our scientific developments today. Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic empire made incredible scientific advancements that changed the course of history! Join Michael Aranda for a...
IT'S HISTORY
Amputations in the Napoleonic Wars I IT'S HISTORY
In this episode we are going to talk about amputations in the Napoleonic Wars
Curated Video
Imhotep: Father of Medicine
Have you ever wondered how the medical profession came to be? or in fact who started the profession at all? Well, take a seat and prepare to be amazed because today’s episode is about Egyptian genius Imhotep the Father of modern...
Weird History
Most Common Killers In Ancient Rome and Greece
Common causes of death in ancient Greece and Rome had a lot to do with a lack of modern healthcare and wellness. In an urban society with no central plumbing, impure water supplies that transmitted bacteria, and insufficient medical...
Curated Video
The History of Wellness
Modern though it may seem, well-being or wellness has historical roots. While popular scientific research on the subject dates back to the 1970s, 60s and 50s America and Europe, the origins of well-being date back much farther, and are...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: A Midwife's Tale
This PBS series episode from American Experience entitled "A Midwife's Tale" features a dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about a woman named Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Life and Death in the War Zone: Military Medicine Through Time
Investigate the history of military medicine from the Civil War to the Iraq War, and interpret archival photographs shot on and off the battlefield.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Dream Hospital
This dream hospital was actually built. However, some of the innovations did not make it into other future hospitals. Check out the baby drawer.
Crash Course
Crash Course Sociology #43: Health and Medicine
Our final unit of Crash Course Sociology is medical sociology. Today we'll explain what it is and get an overview of the role of society in our notions of health and disease.
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #9: Ancient & Medieval Medicine
This episode of Crash Course History dives into how the knowledge of healing and medicine evolved over time. The history of medicine is about two of our big questions. One - What is life? And two - how do we know what we know? Take a...