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What is biomedicine?Creative Commons Image Biotic lensbaby / Sparky / CC BY-NC 2.0

By Dr Cathy Lloyd (The Open University)

27 February 2012

How did 'scientific medicine' come to be the dominant method of health studies in the western world?  Read more : What is biomedicine?

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Hip replacement surgery: routine or rationed?Creative Commons Image New hip / Oka Tai-Lee / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By Linda Kenward (The Open University)

09 February 2012

Linda Kenward looks at how hip replacement surgery has become a more common procedure over the years and wonders whether a healthier, longer-living population stretches...  Read more : Hip replacement surgery: routine or rationed?

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'Tis the season to get flu Creative Commons Image By mcfarlandmo via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 December 2011

As flu season gets into full swing, we draw together our latest germ-filled videos and interactives to keep you company while you're stuck at home...  Read more : 'Tis the season to get flu

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Making sense of sudden mass deathsCopyrighted Image wallyg under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Carol Komaromy (The Open University)

08 September 2011

Sudden, brutal death; hundreds and hundreds of them. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event?  Read more : Making sense of sudden mass deaths

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Help us track fluCopyrighted Image Map: Roberto1977 Flu virus: Axel Kock | Dreamstime.com

23 August 2011

We're inviting you to share details of your flu cases with us to assist The Open University with a study of how flu spreads.  Read more : Help us track flu

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Are you ready to share your flu data?Copyrighted Image Map: Roberto1977 Flu virus: Axel Kock | Dreamstime.com

23 August 2011

Are you ready to share details of your flu - or just want to see where cases are being reported?  Read more : Are you ready to share your flu data?

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Life expectancy in Costa RicaCreative Commons Image whappen under CC-BY-NC-SA

By Health Check on BBC World Service (The Open University)

27 July 2011

Why does Costa Rica have such a good life expectancy?  Read more : Life expectancy in Costa Rica

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The politics of sleepCreative Commons Image babblingdweeb under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Simon J Williams (Guest)

29 June 2011

High achievers and those at the harder end of society might not be getting enough sleep - what makes them different is how much choice...  Read more : The politics of sleep

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Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and messCreative Commons Image Wellcome Library / Wellcome Images under CC-BY licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Martin Rowson (Guest), Professor Amanda Vickery (Guest), Professor Adam Kuper (Guest), Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

27 June 2011

In a roundtable discussion at The Wellcome Collection, the panel explore the difference between dirty and polluting, and why "not all poo is equal".  Read more : Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

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E.coli: Wolf in sheep’s clothingBy Agrilifetoday via Flicker under Creative Commons licence

By Lynda Cook (The Open University)

14 June 2011

Why do helpful bacteria turn harmful? The recent E.coli outbreak in Germany and other parts of Europe highlights the devastating effects this microbe can...  Read more : E.coli: Wolf in sheep’s clothing

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