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A century ago, the founders of our Institute held the first Conference in Edinburgh. Here, Dr David Petts, on behalf of the IBMS History Committee, looks back to events in 1924.

From shamans and witches to contemporary use of medicinal plants and health tourism, Stephen Mortlock looks at traditional medicines through the ages.

In the first article in this series from March 2023, an outline of the history of autoimmunity and significant concepts such as immunotolerance and clonal deletion were introduced. More details of five autoimmune diseases are now presented.

From suppositories made of oak galls to sacrificing birds and taking opium, Stephen Mortlock looks back over the medical history of Mesopotamia

Stephen Mortlock looks at the health, history and medicine of a diverse group of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa.