Stories
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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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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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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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Sketches of Rhode Island physicians deceased prior to 1850 / prepared by Usher Parsons for the Rhode Island Medical Society.
Parsons, Usher, 1788-1868.Date: 1859- Journals
Rhode Island medical journal.
Date: [1917-1973]- Books
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Gun-shot wounds : particularly those caused by newly-invented missiles : an essay which received the Fiske Fund Premium of the Rhode Island Medical Society, for 1864 / by Alexander R. Becker.
Becker, Alexander R.Date: [1865]- Books
The history of the Rhode Island Medical Society and its component societies, 1812-1962.
Date: 1966- Books
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The act of incorporation of the Rhode Island Medical Society, together with the by-laws and list of members.
Date: 1857