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Dr. Mohamed Mashally (1944 – 28 July 2020), or the "doctor of poor people", was an Egyptian doctor known for treating poor patients at a very low cost. Mashally’s career as a doctor spanned over 50 years.
The condition known today as diabetes (usually referring to diabetes mellitus) is thought to have been described in the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BC). Ayurvedic physicians (5th/6th century BC) first noted the sweet taste of diabetic urine, and called the condition madhumeha ("honey urine").
Egyptian medical papyri are ancient Egyptian texts written on papyrus which permit a glimpse at medical procedures and practices in ancient Egypt. These papyri give details on disease, diagnosis, and remedies of disease, which include herbal remedies, surgery, and magical incantations. Many of these papyri have been lost due to grave robbery.
Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the US and can lead to other issues, such as kidney failure, adult-onset blindness and amputation. On World Diabetes Day, here’s how to prevent it.
Egyptian public health doctors (2 P) R. Egyptian radiologists (3 P) S. Egyptian surgeons (4 C, 11 P) T. Egyptian tropical physicians (1 P) V. Egyptian virologists (2 P)
Owing to Egypt's great endowment of fertile land, food production was never a major issue, although, no matter how bountiful the land, paupers and starvation still exist. The main crops for most of ancient Egyptian history were emmer wheat and barley. Consumed in the form of loaves which were produced in a variety of types through baking and ...
An Egyptian medical textbook, the Edwin Smith Papyrus written by Imhotep (fl. 2630-2611 BC), was the first to apply the method of diagnosis to the treatment of disease. [1] Physicians in Ancient Egypt were only able to come up with diagnostics based on symptoms, no tests were being run. [2]
Mustafa was born in Shibin el-Kom, Monufia province, Egypt. He was trained as a doctor, but later chose a career as a journalist and author, traveling and writing on many subjects. [3] He wrote 89 books on science, philosophy, religion, politics, and society as well as plays, tales, and travelogues.