Pandemic! Globalization and the new plagues The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
Costing the arms race: drugs, super-bugs and the appliance of science Does the spread of multiply-resistant microbes signal the end of...
Conquest and Disease or Colonialism and Health? A special lecture to mark the centenary of the Royal...
Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century Our health and longevity are affected by a multitude of...
Lifestyle diseases: The burden of choice? Take exercise, wear seatbelts, eat the right food, stay off...
Birth control, Death control and the Demographic Transition The improving survival rates of children, and the freedom to...
Hygeia and Panacea: Is prevention better than cure? Better sanitation and hygiene, coupled with immunization, have dramatically reduced...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...