Stories
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The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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The shock of cardiac arrest when you’re young and fit
Footballer Christian Eriksen’s on-pitch collapse in 2020, witnessed by thousands, was shocking. Fellow cardiac-arrest survivor Meg Fozzard explores the risks in the young and fit, and how we can all help.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Heart Disease
Date: 1985-1986Reference: SA/PAT/D/27Part of: The Patients Association- Archives and manuscripts
Heart Disease
Health Education CouncilDate: 1977-1998Reference: SA/HEC/B/4Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
Heart Disease, Congenital
Date: 1898-1950Reference: PP/FPW/B.141Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
- Ephemera
- Online
Food choices / Flora Project for Heart Disease Prevention.
Flora Project for Heart Disease Prevention.Date: 1992- Archives and manuscripts
Heart Disease and Stroke. Medical Bulletin, University of Minnesota, Vol. 36, No. 10 June 1965
Date: 1965Reference: PP/GWP/F/141Part of: Pickering, Sir George White