A recent study argues that a medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato from Greek into Arabic played a pivotal role in shaping Western medical scholarship.

Medicine has evolved dramatically over the centuries, but many of its earliest forms continue to influence healing today. From herbal traditions to spiritual practices, ancient medicinal systems laid ...

I. The early biology -- II. The Hippocratics -- III. Aristotle's biology -- IV. Progress in anatomy and medicine -- V. The final system: Galen -- VI. The linkage with the modern time -- Outline of ...