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- Article
- Article
Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
| Alice White
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
- Book extract
- Book extract
The castration effect
| Gavin FrancisBenjamin Gilbert
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
- Article
- Article
The current that kills
| Ruth Garde
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
- Article
- 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.