4 results
- Article
- Article
Rethinking the placebo effect
| Anjuli SharmaSteven Pocock
The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.
- Article
- Article
Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
| Owen GowerSteven Pocock
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
- Photo story
- Photo story
From chef’s whites to medical scrubs
| Carmel KingKate Wilkinson
Meet the machinists who have rapidly switched from making clothing for hospitality staff to uniforms for hospital workers.
- Long read
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
| Guy StaggJess Nash
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.