Pandemics in the Parish
The medieval approach to emergency planning may offer lessons for the 21st century.
Medicine & Disease
400 Years of Melancholising
Robert Burton’s encyclopedic curiosity The Anatomy of Melancholy continues to offer remarkable insights into mental health.
Book of Remembrance
A signature in a collection of autographs reveals a story of Indigenous service that extends from Australia to Canada and Trinidad.
The Black Death: A New Culprit?
Should the finger of blame be pointed at the marmot for the global spread of the plague?
The Original Anti-Vaxxers
When widespread vaccination was introduced there were objections – some justified, some not.
Medicine Woman
Despite her fragile health and the chauvinism of the time, Susan Anderson brought compassion and competence to the medical profession in a still wild West.
Doctor Who?
A search for the first doctor.
Body and Mind
Are we adequately prepared for the toll this pandemic will take on mental health?
The First Blind Medical Trials
Cures and treatments have always offered potential riches to their inventors. But how was one supposed to know what worked and what didn’t?
The Lessons of Shell Shock
The global crisis wrought by the First World War prompted the birth of free mental health care.