Medical improvements
Modern medical developments, like keyhole surgery and electronic scans, owe their existence to the long history of medical developments. Get an expert opinion:
Princes and placebos
Complemetary and alternative medicines suffered from the taint of medieval dogma - but after years in the cold, many are starting to reconsider their position. Follow a tale of princes and placebos.
First aid
Trepanation, wound healing and bone setting; poultices of pine, prunes, wine dregs and lizard dung - how far have we come from the origins of medicine?
Restoring the dolce vita
What became of the ill in Renaissance Italy? Examine the lot of the Italian patient.
War on the giants
Bevan's NHS is perhaps the best-known, but the Beveridge report resulted in many social advances and the birth of the welfare state.
First aiders
You can't always be discovering new cures - discover the secret lives of the medical pioneers.
Local health services
Every region has done its bit for the nation's health - explore the contributions of medicine in your area.
Doctors at the birth
A very British institution - but one shaped by migrant labour. Meet the doctors who shaped the NHS.
Content last updated: 22/02/2006
