The Stigma of Mental Illness: Inevitable or unjustifiable? Stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness is common...
Changing Minds and Changing Risk Professor Gwen Adshead looks at the risks factors and the common types of violence, within the context of treatment and therapy issues
Hygeia and Panacea: Is prevention better than cure? Better sanitation and hygiene, coupled with immunization, have dramatically reduced...
Disease and Death in Late Stuart London A specialist in British and European History, Maureen Waller's books...
The Bristol Scandal and its Consequences: Politics, Rationalisation and the Use and Abuse of Information In the 1990s a high mortality for certain operations became...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three...
Incest and Folk-Dancing: Two things to be avoided How closely are we related to each other, and how...
London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight...