In the 19th century, physicians argued that Victorian hospitals offered modern, scientific care. But in Vienna, one doctor realized physicians were inadvertently ending the lives of their patients.

But for many 19th-century doctors and patients, that was how they knew the treatment was working. At the time, many doctors still believed in the humoral theory of disease, dating back to ...

The photo was part of a set of late 19th century magic lantern (slide projector) images depicting staged scenes from "The Unlucky Present," a Scottish tale about a blacksmith rescuing a minister ...

Author Ritu Mukherji, who has degrees in history and medicine, talks about the ``lessons of 19th century women doctors'' that helped her become a writer. How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of ...

Now, Moreno-Garcia’s enthralling new novel, “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau,” deftly blends 19th-century science fiction with a 21st-century sensibility. Drawing inspiration from H.G. Wells ...

“An Enemy of the People,” Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play about a doctor-turned-whistle-blower, is never out of season. But it would be challenging to find a 19th century drama that speaks as ...

Dr. James W. Smith, Kaua‘i’s only medical doctor for much of the 19th century, was born in Connecticut in 1810, educated at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, and sailed to Hawai ...