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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Mask, ritual and fertility
Today many of us learn about fertility, conception and pregnancy online. But that wasn’t always the way. Discover how masks and rituals played an important educational role.
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Queer cafés and gay mylk
Holly Regan explores queer London spaces where the alternative – oat milk – is the norm for the communities gathering there.
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Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
Catalogue
- Books
Health, hygiene and longevity in medieval and Renaissance Europe / Richard Palmer.
Palmer, Richard (Richard John) (Librarian and historian)Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
Comments on proposed amendments to the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959 - bottle hygiene
Date: Apr-Aug 1972Reference: SA/SMO/L.114Part of: Society of Medical Officers of Health- Ephemera
Kill it - it's covered in germs.
Date: [between 1930 and 1939]- Ephemera
Windows are made to open - doors to shut : "W. & G." Healthograms.
Date: [between 1930 and 1939]- Ephemera
Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? : join the Expert Patients Programme - a free course for people with an ongoing illness or condition.
Date: [2012]