Stories
- Article
The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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Finding consolation in social isolation
Feeling isolated and anxious during the lockdowns of the last year, Tanya Perdikou found solace in reconnecting to her past and reaching out to neighbours in the present.
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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
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The poetic language of health
When his doctors could only offer phone consultations, James Morland turned to poetry to make sense of the medical terms describing his symptoms and test results.
Catalogue
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8th meeting of Committee on Social and Physical Environment Variables as Determinants of Mental Health.
Committee on Social and Physical Environment Variables as Determinants of Mental Health (U.S.). Meeting 1959 : Bethesda, Md.)Date: [1959?]- Books
5th meeting of Conference on Social and Physical Environment Variables as Determinants of Mental Health.
Conference on Social and Physical Environment Variables as Determinants of Mental Health 1958 : Washington, D.C.)Date: [1958?]- Books
Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health : final report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
Date: 2008- Books
Social determinants of health / edited by Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson.
Date: 1999- Books
Social determinants of health / edited by Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson.
Date: 2006