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From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague

SINCE its earliest days, the “Friend” has been dispensing advice for its readers on a multitude of topics, be it household tips, matters of the heart, health or travel advice. But in our 1891 issues,

WITH MORE MULTIPLE MURDERERS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, THE US HAS EARNED A BLOODY REPUTATION AS GROUND ZERO FOR SERIAL KILLERS

Though it has largely dropped out of the headlines, a virus that triggered an unprecedented global wildlife emergency is still on the rampage, prompting scientists to call for urgent action to prevent

Keith remembers the consequences of a disease sweeping the UK’s maggot farms

Richmond Palace, 22 March 1603. Elizabeth I – the self-proclaimed Virgin Queen who had ruled England for 44 years, seeing off the Armada, healing religious divisions and creating a court so magnificen