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Bleeding healthy Wellcome Collection

WebBloodletting went hand in hand with purging, starving and vomiting techniques to rid the body of nasties and maintain a healthy equilibrium. ‘Bleeding’ a …

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Health before the NHS. A Medical Revolution. Wellcome Collection

WebRobert Winston narrates the story of health in Britain before the National Health Service (NHS). Using footage from archives including the Wellcome Library, this programme …

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The history of sanatoriums and surveillance Wellcome Collection

WebIn the early 20th century, a new form of treatment for tuburculosis emerged in Europe and North America. Sanatoriums were a hybrid between a hospital and a …

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A history of art in hospitals Wellcome Collection

WebIn Italy in the 15th century, hospital artwork began to reflect the medical and charitable duties these institutions performed. Domenico di Bartolo’s fresco, pictured …

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How to live well, the medieval way Wellcome Collection

Web1 of 11. Medieval attitudes were shaped by the belief that the human body was composed of four humours: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. To stay …

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Hysteria Wellcome Collection

WebHysteria. Hysteria is an archaic and now inappropriate term, first used by Hippocrates in the fifth century BCE to refer to mental illness in women. The Ancient …

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Antimicrobial Resistance: Tackling a crisis for the health and …

Web4 The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Chaired by Jim O’Neill 5 The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Chaired by Jim O’Neill Although in modern, well-funded …

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service Wellcome Collection

WebA hunger for change. Public hunger for change was building. Back in 1937, the bestselling novel The Citadel had presented a searing indictment of prewar health …

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A medical history of smoking, from cure to killer Wellcome …

WebTobacco is a nightshade plant first introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The leaf had been widely used for centuries by the peoples of North and South America, …

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Two health centres, two ideologies Wellcome Collection

WebTwo health centres, two ideologies. The innovative designs for two 1930s health centres grew from separate principles, both serving city communities. Behind one …

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How your hairdresser could save your life Wellcome Collection

WebHow your hairdresser could save your life. As well as tending to our vanity and personal grooming, hair stylists, colourists and barbers can detect potentially dangerous …

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How hip-hop can save your mental health Wellcome Collection

WebI’ve also spoken with Dr Akeem Sule, a clinical psychiatrist, and Dr Becky Inkster, a neuroscientist, who make up HIP HOP PSYCH and together use hip-hop to …

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Health Education Council and Health Education Authority

WebRecords created by The Health Education Council (HEC) 1968-1987, The Health Education Authority (HEA) 1987-2000 and some belonging to The Health Development Agency …

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Definitions of health and illness in the light of American values and

WebReprinted from: 'Patients, physicians and illness' / by E.C. Jaco. New York : Free Press, 1958, p. 165-187

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Shakespeare and the four humours Wellcome Collection

WebShakespeare and the four humours. Blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile: the body’s four humours were believed to control your personality in Shakespeare’s …

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The side effects of lithium mining Wellcome Collection

WebThe common environmental side effects of lithium mining are water loss, ground destabilisation, biodiversity loss, increased salinity of rivers, contaminated soil …

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What Black women do when the NHS fails them Wellcome …

WebSabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – in the NHS, and how women like her are turning away from the service. By using herbal …

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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard

WebO n 4 August 1983, the French colony of Upper Volta became Burkina Faso amid a coup d’état led by the Marxist-Leninist, Pan-African revolutionary Thomas …

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Living with Buildings Wellcome Collection

WebFeaturing works by Andreas Gursky, Rachel Whiteread and Martha Rosler, as well as buildings designed by Goldfinger, Lubetkin and Aalto, this exhibition examines …

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