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Francesca Albini
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Tackling cancer in high-risk areas: the ‘Marmot City’ model
Inequalities in social, economic and educational status are inherent in all societies, to a greater or lesser extent. The discovery that a person’s health and life expectancy are closely tied to their position in the social hierarchy opened up new…
The cardiovascular system – what we’ve learned since our ‘cave man’ days
The history of our understanding of the cardiovascular system is long and fascinating. As we gather from cave paintings, the Palaeolithic bowmen already knew that they should aim at the heart of the prey for an efficient kill. The earliest…