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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.

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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.

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Hysteria

Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.

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Is it really OK to not be OK?

Our mental healthcare system is still the poor relation of services that treat physical illness, and the pandemic has shone a spotlight on this situation. Campaigner James Downs argues for fundamental change.

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  • A. Morison "Physiognomy of mental diseases", cases
  • A. Morison "Physiognomy of mental diseases", cases
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
  • The physiognomy of mental diseases / [Sir Alexander Morison].
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