Stories
- Article
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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Conflicted and confused about lithium
Covid-19 left Laura Grace Simpkins out of work and living back with her parents. She now had time to restart her research into her medication, but was she mad to continue?
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
Catalogue
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Medical care in developing countries / Office of Health Economics.
Date: 1972- Books
Medical research : what's it worth? : estimating the economic benefits from medical research in the UK / Health Economics Research Group (HERG), Office of Health Economics, RAND Europe.
Date: [2008]- Books
Medical research : what's it worth? : estimating the economic benefits from medical research in the UK : briefing, November 2008 / [produced by ... Health Economics Research Group (HERG), Office of Health Economics, RAND Europe].
Date: 2008- Archives and manuscripts
Circular reactions in Economics
Date: 1924Reference: MS.2972Part of: Hurry, Jamieson Boyd (1857-1930)- Books
Medical research : what's it worth? : estimating the economic benefits from medical research in the UK : briefing document / [produced by ... Health Economics Research Group (HERG), Office of Health Economics, RAND Europe].
Date: 2014