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Between sickness and health
| Will ReesNaki Narh
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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- Article
A brief history of ventilation
| Dr Lindsey FitzharrisSteven Pocock
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
- Book extract
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
| Aarathi Prasad
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- 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.