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Ancient Egyptian medical papyrus recommends human breast milk to treat eye disease – and it might actually work

A new interpretation of a 3,500-year-old medical text from Egypt suggests that ancient physicians might have bathed patients’ eyeballs in human breast milk to treat certain ophthalmic conditions. And ...
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Did ancient Egyptian doctors use breast milk to treat eye problems? A new look at a 3,500-year-old medical mystery

Ancient Egypt is one of the earliest civilizations to have made significant breakthroughs in medicine. In ancient Egypt, physicians were already documenting their treatments, injuries, and operations ...