Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others all had their own cures for the Spanish flu. But some of these may have made things worse.
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To stave off illness and melancholy, moderate drinking was advised by doctors.
When it comes to anniversaries we should not just celebrate the good but also take stock of the bad.
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Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Research Associate & Project Manager (UK), University of Sheffield
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Professor of Economic and Social History, Nottingham Trent University
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Researcher, Centre for History in Public Health, The University of Edinburgh
