When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.

Bloomfield Hills internal medicine physician Amjad Rass was excited to reunite with family in Syria last month for the first time since the country fell into a civil war more than a decade ago.

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies ...

AFTER seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month ... The coup and ensuing civil war have ravaged Myanmar’s economy.

In the town of Beeston, in central England, lived Dr. Leonard Phipps Lockhart, a nervous, high-strung man of 41, with his devoted wife, Mary. As medical chief of Boots Pure Drug Co. (biggest ...

She was living in Jerusalem, working in the Department of Legal Affairs for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, when her mother ...

Arab states plan to discuss a post-war plan for Gaza reconstruction, possibly to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's ...