7 results
- In pictures
- In pictures
A visual history of cancer
| Agnes Arnold-Forster
Cancer has a reputation as a modern disease, but these historical images show that it’s been part of our lives for centuries.
- Article
- Article
The secret sting of cystitis
| Agnes Arnold-ForsterMari Fouz
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
- In pictures
- In pictures
How Mills & Boon made medicine romantic
| Agnes Arnold-Forster
‘Doctor-nurse’ romances are a hugely popular trope. Agnes Arnold-Forster explores their history and surprisingly nuanced depictions of womanhood, hospitals and the welfare state.
- Article
- Article
Ken’s ten: looking back at ten years of Wellcome Collection
| Ken Arnold
Wellcome Collection founder Ken Arnold picks his favourite exhibits.
- Long read
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
| Caitjan GaintyAgnes Arnold-ForsterPaul AddaeFranklyn Rodgers
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- Article
- Article
Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’
| Julia Nurse
An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.
- Article
- Article
Titans in the landscape
| Ruth Garde