At the beginning of the 19th century, though there had been some advances in medical knowledge, scientists still did not understand what caused disease. Joseph Lister was able to make a much more ...

Public Health Wales (PHW) say that tuberculosis (TB) is a "serious public health concern" as cases of the disease are on the rise. New figures from PHW show that cases rose by 14.5% in Wales last ...

The bones of a 19th-century toddler show medical experimentation ... probably linked to rickets and scurvy,” researchers said. Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin ...

Mercury is a highly toxic metal that has been used to treat various diseases for centuries ... in the UK in the 18th century and spread to other countries by the 19th century.