For International Women’s Day, we celebrate a selection of books authored/co-edited/co-authored by some of our women colleagues. These books will be on display in the Reading Room of LSHTM Library for a couple of weeks beginning 2 March.
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Professor Anne Mills:
Emeritus Professor of…
From the Sun King (Louis XIV) in 17th century France, who chose the sun as his personal emblem, to strains of The Temptations’ 1964 song ‘My Girl’ — “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” — the sun has long been recognised for giving life to all things and its positive…
An image of the book display, a list of the titles is avaliable at the bottom of this article.
Right now, at least 1.25 million people in the UK are living with an eating disorder, and millions more who support them feel the impact too. Eating disorders can be…
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Cancer is a disease that occurs when changes in a group of normal cells within the body lead to uncontrolled, abnormal growth forming a lump called a tumour. If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread into the surrounding normal…
For the book display to mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we have picked out a selection of books and pamphlets from our collections.
Almost 38 years ago, in March 1988, UK television broadcaster TV-AM produced a pamphlet on cervical cancer. Assisted by BACUP, CancerLink and Women’s National Cancer…
Medical advances in the second half of the twentieth century brought two great improvements to women’s lives: development of oral contraceptives (the pill) and Menopausal Hormonal Therapy (MHT also known as HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy). The pill gave women freedom to choose whether or when to have children…
Ministry of Food information leaflet for nutritional values in different foods, LSHTM Archives
With work and study schedules that can often be stressful, it’s easy to stop prioritising your wellbeing. As the time for deciding New Year’s resolutions approaches, consider how small changes can improve your physical…
World AIDS Day is a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost. In the UK, more than 105,000 people are living…
Image showing blue ribbon alongside text ” WORLD DIABETES 14 November”
Diabetes can impact people across all life stages, including childhood, the reproductive years, working age and older adulthood.
As stated on the WHO website “The theme of this year’s WHO World Diabetes Day, “Diabetes across life stages,” recognizes that…
This October, HEART UK are raising awareness about the effects of high cholesterol. Did you know that 1 in 2 adults in the UK have high cholesterol? It’s more common than you think — but that doesn’t mean it has to be out of your control. Be…
