1 in 10 people in the United States and more than 422 million people across the globe, so it’s important to put aside the myths and understand the true nature of this complex disease.Learn more here.This week also saw the latest feature in our Curiosities of Medical History series.
Recent installments have looked at the Stendhal syndrome, the controversy of female hysteria, and the strange story of medical cannibalism throughout the ages.Maria Cohut, Ph.D., guides us through the long history of drawing blood to prevent and treat illness, a practice that goes back at least 3,000 years.