One of the elements of dramatic tension in the wonderful Master and Commander series of books is the relationship between the brilliant and resourceful ship’s surgeon, Dr. Maturin, and the laudanum ...

A newly released educational resource examines what laudanum is, how it has been used historically, and the ways it affects people who are exposed to opioid-based substances. The article, published on ...

The North Water is a thrilling adventure series on BBC Two that follows a crew of whale hunters across the Arctic. One of the crew members on The Volunteer is veteran surgeon Patrick Sumner (played by ...

Food52, which recently relaunched as Food1852, is everything a modern food publication should be — online, crowdsourced, full of ideas about canning, chicken coops, churning butter, preparing possum ...

Laudanum is a drug that is 10% opium and is mixed with an alcoholic solution. The substance contains both morphine and codeine and was frequently used as a pain killer until the early 20th century ...