Stories
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The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
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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.
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The shock of cardiac arrest when you’re young and fit
Footballer Christian Eriksen’s on-pitch collapse in 2020, witnessed by thousands, was shocking. Fellow cardiac-arrest survivor Meg Fozzard explores the risks in the young and fit, and how we can all help.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Ko: Heart Diseases - Older Women
Date: 2006Reference: SA/WHL/14/29/4Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Ko: Heart Diseases - Black and Ethnic Minority Women
Date: 1993Reference: SA/WHL/14/29/3Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Diseases of the Heart
Date: 1932Reference: PP/LEW/E/11/1Part of: Lewis, Sir Thomas- Books
The place of hearts : being a history of the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart / by Robert Whitney.
Whitney, Robert.Date: [1958?]- Archives and manuscripts
Diseases of the Heart, with letters from colleagues
Date: 1933-1943Reference: PP/LEW/E/14/5Part of: Lewis, Sir Thomas