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Abortion is a hot-button issue in many countries, but evidence that it was common in ancient times exists in Egyptian papyrus, Greek plays, Roman coins and more.
With industrialisation making living conditions worse in the cities, the improvements to hospital provision, surgery and the care of the poor needed to gain apace. Emma Slattery Williams explores how healthcare in 18th-century Britain changed, and the pioneering preventative treatments that helped combat a killer disease.
Everything you need to know about the history of the vaccine, from its discovery in the 18th century by physician Edward Jenner to the rise of anti-vaccination movements today