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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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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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The science of why things spread

From deadly pandemics to viral tweets, Adam Kucharski explores what makes something contagious.

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Why the 1918 Spanish flu defied both memory and imagination

The Black Death, AIDS and Ebola outbreaks are part of our collective cultural memory, but the Spanish flu outbreak has not been.

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  • Annali delle epidemie occorse in Italia dalle prime memorie fino al 1850 / [Alfonso Corradi].
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
  • The history of the cholera in Exeter in 1832 / [Thomas Shapter].
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