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Beating the bodysnatchers

When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.

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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.

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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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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

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  • Physical exploration of the lungs by means of auscultation and percussion : a course of three lectures delivered by invitation before the Philadelphia County Medical Society / by Austin Flint.
  • Samuel Byles. Coloured daguerreotype, 185-.
  • Samuel Byles. Coloured daguerreotype, 185-.
  • Samuel Byles. Coloured daguerreotype, 185-.
  • Samuel Byles. Coloured daguerreotype, 185-.
  • Samuel Byles. Coloured daguerreotype, 185-.
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