Oxford Brookes Centre For Health, Medicine And Society Podcasts

From Ancient Egypt to the 21st century clothing has been used to prevent and cure disease. Steven King, Professor of History at Oxford Brookes and Chair of the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Grant Panel and Lynn Sorge-English, Professor in Theatre and Costume Studies at Dalhausie University in Nova Scotia take us on a tour through time of Pre-Roman trusses, fabrics as presciptions, and medicine-infused garments for combating skin cancer. Produced by Apercu Media. The second in a series of History of Medicine podcasts from the Centre for Health, Medicine and Society: Past and Present.