The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal medical professional, who happens to have also had the role of magician, has been unearthed. The discovery of the tomb and the physician’s dual roles highlights ...

Imagine combining the skills of a top surgeon, a royal dentist, and a master magician—all wrapped up in one ancient Egyptian practitioner who served pharaohs 4,000 years ago. That's exactly what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the ...

The tomb of a royal doctor was found at a necropolis full of the ancient elite in Egypt. Screengrab from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Facebook page A tomb recently unearthed in Egypt ...

Ancient Egypt (3300BC to 525BC) is where we first see the dawn of what, today, we call "medical care". The Egyptian civilization was the first great civilization on this planet. Egyptians thought gods ...

Ever wondered what Cleopatra might have reached for when she had a headache? Or what remedies filled the medicine cabinets of pyramid builders? Turns out, one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured healing ...

(CNN) — Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new evidence from a skull ...