Stories
- In pictures
A history of medical masks
The now ubiquitous face mask was first used by artists working with toxic substances. See how its design and use has evolved over centuries of plagues and pathogens.
- Article
The solidarity of sickness
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.
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Is it really OK to not be OK?
Our mental healthcare system is still the poor relation of services that treat physical illness, and the pandemic has shone a spotlight on this situation. Campaigner James Downs argues for fundamental change.
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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Writer-in-Residency papers
Date: 1994-2001Reference: ART/IOW/B/2/2Part of: Healing Arts, Isle of Wight- Books
Writer and public in France : from the Middle Ages to the present day / by John Lough.
Lough, John.Date: 1978- Journals
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Occasional Writer
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Seasonable Writer
- Archives and manuscripts
'Medical Literature' / 'The Medical Writer'
Date: c.1960s-1970sReference: PP/ADM/10Part of: Dr A. D. Morris: <i>The Life and Times of James Parkinson</i>
