Stories
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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.
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Yoga adapts to time and place
A yoga teacher in 1930s India inspired today’s transnational practice with his spectacular fusion of tradition and innovation.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
Catalogue
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Prospectus / Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London.
Imperial College, London. Institute of Global Health InnovationDate: [2014?]- Books
The Global Health Policy Forum / Institute of Global Health Innovation.
Date: [2012]- Books
The Peter Sowerby Commission report : bringing together primary and secondary care data to improve patient care / Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College.
Date: [2014]- Books
Dying well, free of pain : the case for The Global Research Centre for End-of-Life Care.
Date: [2014]- Books
The digital dimension of healthcare : report of the Digital Innovation in Healthcare Working Group 2012 / George Halvorson with Peter Goldsbrough, Dr James Kent, Karalee Close and Dr Daniel Becker.
Halvorson, George C.Date: 2012