Progress on the road to curing motor neuron disease - Professor Chris Shaw

Motor Neuron Disease is perhaps one of the cruelest diseases known. At the moment there is no known cure, but researchers are working on one all over the world. What are the latest findings? Could an answer be in sight?

From Jenner to Wakefield: The long shadow of the anti-vaccination movement - Professor Gareth Williams

Professor Gareth Williams examines the legacy of Dr Edward Jenner and the rise of the anti-vaccination movement.

The Life and Legacy of Dr Edward Jenner, Pioneer of Vaccination - Dr Tim Wallington

The story of the “father of immunology”, the discoverer of vaccination, Dr Edward Jenner.

The Politics of Health Reform from a Medieval Perspective - Professor William Ayliffe

Is the NHS medieval? Would this be an insulting claim, to modern hospitals or those of the Middle Ages? Professor William Ayliffe considers modern health reform from the perspective of Tudor medical practice. He provides an overview of some of London's most important mediveval hospitals, including St Bartholomew's, St Thomas' and St Mary's Bethlem.

The Form and Function of Medieval Hospitals - Professor Carole Rawcliffe

An overview of the hospital as it existed in the Middle Ages, with an outlining the place of women and religion in the medical practice of the time and a dispelling the myth that the Tudors lived in unhygienic squalor.

Medical and Surgical Therapeutics: Scientific Advances in the Tudor Era - Professor Allan Chapman

A detailed overview of the developments and innovations in Tudor medicine and surgery, and the legacy that they have established.

Tudor Health Reform: An Introduction - Professor Tim Connell

A short introduction to a conference on Tudor Health, discussing childbirth, medicine in print, disease and accidents in the Tudor era.