Stories
- Article
The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- 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.
Catalogue
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National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences.Date: 1962- Books
Copper / Committee on Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants, Division of Medical Sciences, Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants.Date: 1977- Books
Selenium / [Subcommittee on Selenium] Committee on Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants, Division of Medical Sciences, Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council.
National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Selenium.Date: 1976- Books
Genetic screening : programs, principles, and research / Committee for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Division of Medical Sciences, Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism.Date: 1975- Books
IBRO survey of research facilities and manpower in brain sciences in the United States : Supervised by the Committee on Brain Sciences, Division of Medical Sciences, National Research Council.
International Brain Research Organization.Date: 1968