The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

Asclepius, the god of medicine, is frequently depicted with a staff around which a snake is coiled. This symbol has endured to this day, illustrating the continuity of beliefs and medical practices ...

That small blue building with the red-striped awning on East Franklin Street might not look like much, but locals know it ...

Gierra Perdue, 33, died in the Franklin County Jail in 2023 after medical staff failed to check on her as required. Exactly two years later, her mother filed a lawsuit against the medical staff ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - A sighting of Michigan’s only venomous snake isn’t uncommon at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, but it’s not normal to find one that was intentionally killed. The University of ...

1:11 Bill 21: Canadian Civil Liberties Association hopes Supreme Court will strike down ‘discriminatory’ Quebec law The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols to members ...

Archaeologists Baffled to Find Several Clay Fingers Offered as Anatomical Votive Offerings to the 'Healing Serpent' For centuries, ancient civilizations have left behind an intricate bunch of stunning ...

An NHS trust is investigating allegations that healthcare staff "inappropriately" accessed the medical records of the Nottingham attack victims. Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar ...

After London hospitals received complaints from patients, medical staff at five hospitals have been banned from wearing symbols of solidarity with Palestinians, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.

The Quebec government may extend its secularism law, Bill 21, to members of school staff other ... with a veil and a medical mask. Students are allowed to wear religious symbols in school, but ...

Meanwhile, a union representing school support staff denounced the plan to expand the religious symbols ban, saying it would worsen an existing “recruitment crisis.” The report rarely makes ...