Medicine and health

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Medieval medicine: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General History

Put these events in order Discoveries in the history of medicine

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Life hacks from history Get a good night’s sleep . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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‘Madness’ and the supernatural . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcast Victoria’s armpit and ‘giant’ bones: body parts that changed history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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First World War

Q&A What caused trench foot in WW1 and how could it be treated?

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Disease killers: the black nurses who conquered TB . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The NHS: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video Teeth WL

Q&A Did medieval people have rotten teeth?

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Simon Schama “Humans are a marvel of ingenuity, yet we seem to exist in this great pond of primitive terror and paranoia” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why Britain fell in love with the NHS . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How should we see the NHS’s history on its 75th anniversary?

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How Britain fell in love with the NHS . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Was there ever a golden age of the NHS?