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Too much of the wrong sort of light can send our natural cycles off-kilter – is city life messing with your circadian rhythm?

Human remains make up an important part of the collections vested in Wellcome Collection by its founder, Sir Henry Wellcome.

Researcher and zine-maker Lea Cooper explores pandemic zines made by people who were often familiar with “staying at home” because of disability or chronic illness.

Join artist Andrea Mindel for a hands-on workshop exploring creativity, mental health and everyday materials.

Micha Frazer-Carroll, uncovers the historical links between enslavement and disability to better understand her family’s complex attitudes towards healthcare.

The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.

Fashionable seaside towns in England owe much of their popularity to 18th-century doctors, who advised them to take the 'sea cure'.

Colonial botanical texts, as astonishingly beautiful as they are, may cast very dark shadows.

Throughout history, medics and campaigners have tried to stamp out masturbation – but is modern science transforming its reputation?

Prison officers tried to regulate women’s minds and bodies and maintain a new disciplinary routine in the second half of the 1800s.

How did the Church rake in revenue from 14th-century sex regulations? Kate Lister explores a bishop’s lucrative rulebook.

Blood. Phlegm. Black bile. Yellow bile. The theory of the four humours informed many of Shakespeare's best-known characters, including the phlegmatic Falstaff.

Some surprising occupations pose hidden risks to dental health. Could your ivories be in particular peril?

Odd diets aren’t just for January. Here are some examples that go back way further than New Year’s Day.

We love our festive pine cones and poinsettias, but what else are we inviting in with them?

This British Sign Language video is the latest interpretation of an unique 18th-century Nepali manuscript about Ayurvedic medicine.

Discover how self-published zines have been used to share individual expriences of disability and disabled identity.

This exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

Iconic graphic design devised to admonish, amuse, inform and empower.