Stories
- In pictures
A visual history of cancer
Cancer has a reputation as a modern disease, but these historical images show that it’s been part of our lives for centuries.
- In pictures
A brief history of contraception
From douches to diaphragms, and condoms to caps, discover the wide range of contraception methods people have used over the centuries.
- In pictures
A short history of lovesickness
Are you ill or are you simply in love? It can be hard to tell. No wonder lovesickness was for centuries regarded as a bona fide disease.
- Article
The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
Catalogue
- Books
Disease in African history : an introductory survey and case studies / Mario Joaquim Azevedo [and others] ; edited by Gerald W. Hartwig and K. David Patterson.
Date: 1978- Books
Disease & history / Frederick F. Cartwright and Michael Biddiss.
Cartwright, Frederick F. (Frederick Fox), 1909-2001.Date: 2004- Books
Disease & history : the influence of disease in shaping the great events of history / Frederick F. Cartwright and Michael Biddiss.
Cartwright, Frederick F. (Frederick Fox), 1909-2001.Date: 2000- Books
Coping with sickness : medicine, law and human rights - historical perspectives / edited by John Woodward and Robert Jütte.
Date: 2000- Books
History of 'schistosomiasis japonica' : epidemiological aspects of malignant neoplasma as well as infectious disease / Yutaka Inaba.
Inaba, Yutaka.Date: 1993