A confidence rooted in scientific expertise led Kelsey to the crucial decision not to approve thalidomide in the USA. Discover why she had the initiative to challenge the drug manufacturer.
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In 1948, Britain put out a call for nurses and other professionals to join the newly-formed NHS, yet those that came to help were often made to feel unwelcome.
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A working-class, Afro-American woman we owe much of our medical advancements to, yet she had her right to choose taken away from her.
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Liv’s story features a nasty case of peritonitis made better by amazing healthcare professionals and strawberry yoghurts!
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Read about Ellie’s tonsillitis that just kept coming back and the health heroes that kept her smiling after surgery.
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They were compassionate, caring, and honest. They spoke to me like an equal and helped me know when to let go.
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Discover Edward Jenner’s story, a pioneer that is still saving lives 200 years after his experiment was first performed.
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Celebrating the first aiders at Dunham Massey (National Trust) who all helped my mum last February.
The NHS was launched by Clement Attlee’s Labour Government on 5 July 1948 offering free, professional healthcare for all.
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People have ‘nursed’ each other back to health since the beginning of time but the roots of modern nursing started in the 1800s.
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Founder of the first medical school for women and the first British woman to qualify as a physician and surgeon.
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Now known as the ‘saviour of mothers’ Semmelweis wasn’t recognised for his discovery during his lifetime.
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American physician who pioneered the use of x-ray photography in tuberculosis (TB) detection.
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A former Mayor of Leeds who was also a leading surgeon, man-midwife and children’s doctor.
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Physician who identified why children in New York slums had a higher mortality.
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