Stories
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Chronic illness and the pressure to get well
When she was ill, Naomi Morris assumed she was on a straightforward journey from sickness to health. But what if our experiences of mental distress and ill health aren’t that neat?
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Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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How can we prevent violence?
Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.
Catalogue
- Books
Éradication de la variole : rapport d'un Groupe scientifique de l'OMS.
World Health Organization. Scientific Group on Smallpox Eradication.Date: 1968- Books
Adventures of a female medical detective : in pursuit of smallpox and AIDS / Mary Guinan ; with Anne D. Mather.
Guinan, Mary E.Date: 2016- Books
The end of plagues : the global battle against infectious disease / John Rhodes.
Rhodes, John, 1947-Date: 2013- Archives and manuscripts
Lecture notes, reports, and drafts
Date: 1945-1949, n.dReference: PP/MAC/F.1Part of: Macdonald, Professor George- Books
Medical marvels : the 100 greatest advances in medicine / Eugene W. Straus & Alex Straus ; illustrations by Bette Korman.
Straus, Eugene.Date: 2006