Stories
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Hunting lost plants in botanical collections
A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.
- Book extract
Why we need to decolonise healthcare
In this extract from ‘Divided’, Annabel Sowemimo describes the way her nana’s stroke and hospitalisation heightened her awareness of the need for us all to advocate for the health of others.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Co-operation agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria in the field of medical and health research.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
ECHS - European Collaborative Hospitals/Health Service Study
European Collaborative Hospitals/Health Service StudyDate: 1980-1995Reference: GC/191- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence regarding P.O. Williams' 1971 Lancet article.
Date: October 1971-May 1972Reference: WT/A/5/2/25Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
The Changing economics of medical technology / Annetine C. Gelijns and Ethan A. Halm, editors ; Committee on Technological Innovation in Medicine, Institute of Medicine.
Date: 1991- Books
The confidentiality of medical records : the principles and practice of protection in a research- dependent environment / [editor] E. G. Knox.
Date: 1984