Stories
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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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A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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A preface to an addition of the Westminster confession, &c. lately publish'd at Edinburgh. Being a full and particular account of all the ends and uses of creeds and confessions of faith. ...
Church of Scotland.Date: 1720- Books
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The athanasian creed re-examined, upon principles of sober reason and scripture, and upon a new plan of enquiry: in several letters to a doubting friend. Published on occasion of some late Debates, in order to give full and final Satisfaction upon the Subject. By a clergyman of the Church of England, desirous to promote Truth and Peace, and to rectify any Error upon fair Conviction.
Clergyman of the Church of England.Date: 1754- Books
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Critical remarks on the tragedy of Athelstan. With rules necessary to be observed by all dramatic poets. By the author of The state-farce.
Author of The state farce.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Journals
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Early music history
Date: 1981-- Books
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Modest remarks on the Bishop of London's Several discourses preached in the Temple Church, and lately published in Two Volumes Octavo. In a letter to His Lordship. With a postscript, containing Dr. Tho. Sherlock's creed, faithfully extracted from his own writings. By Philotheos.
Philotheos.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]