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View article: II. Finds Reported under the Portable Antiquities Scheme
II. Finds Reported under the Portable Antiquities Scheme Open
View article: Adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes by COVID‐19 infection status before and during pregnancy
Adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes by COVID‐19 infection status before and during pregnancy Open
Introduction To examine the association between pre‐pregnancy and gestational COVID‐19 infection by trimester with adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate singleton live births …
View article: Brown-Séquard, neurologist and father of endocrinology
Brown-Séquard, neurologist and father of endocrinology Open
Thomas Addison in 1855 described anaemia, general languor and debility, and a peculiar change of the colour in the skin in connexion with a diseased condition of the suprarenal capsules. But his famous monograph, did not mention a secretor…
View article: Trends in Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Obesity in South Carolina, 2015–2021
Trends in Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Obesity in South Carolina, 2015–2021 Open
The COVID-19 pandemic did not alter trends of gestational weight gain; however, it did have a small effect on trends in prepregnancy obesity, with differential effects across racial and ethnic groups. The prevalence of prepregnancy obesity…
View article: Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day
Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day Open
View article: Gladiators at Roman Colchester: Re-Interpreting the Colchester Vase
Gladiators at Roman Colchester: Re-Interpreting the Colchester Vase Open
The locally made colour-coated ware vessel known as the Colchester Vase is argued to be a commissioned piece recording a performance in the town. The inscription on the vessel, cut pre-firing, names individual arena performers depicted en …
View article: II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME Open
View article: Phthalate and phthalate replacement concentrations in relationship to adiposity in a multi-racial cohort of children
Phthalate and phthalate replacement concentrations in relationship to adiposity in a multi-racial cohort of children Open
View article: II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME Open
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View article: Mixed-methods feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of proton pump inhibitors to reduce strictures following neonatal surgery for oesophageal atresia
Mixed-methods feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of proton pump inhibitors to reduce strictures following neonatal surgery for oesophageal atresia Open
Objectives This mixed-methods feasibility study aimed to explore parents’ and medical practitioners’ views on the acceptability and design of a clinical trial to determine whether routine prophylactic proton pump inhibitors (PPI) reduce th…
View article: Preface
Preface Open
This book is arevised, expanded, and updated version of my doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Oxford in July 2015.The focus of my thesis was the Roman festivalo ft he Lupercalia, which remains the focus of the book.The Lupercal…
View article: II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
II. FINDS REPORTED UNDER THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME Open
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View article: At Death's Door: A Scene of <i>Damnatio ad Bestias</i> on a Key Handle from Leicester
At Death's Door: A Scene of <i>Damnatio ad Bestias</i> on a Key Handle from Leicester Open
A decorated copper-alloy key handle was recovered during excavation of a town house in Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltavorum). The decoration comprises two groups of figures modelled in high relief: a bearded, unarmed man fighting with a li…
View article: Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Glycemic Control and Treatment in a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Glycemic Control and Treatment in a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes Open
Background: Geographic and racial/ethnic disparities related to diabetes control and treatment has not previously been examined at the national level. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a national cohort o…
View article: Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Glycemic Control and Treatment in a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Glycemic Control and Treatment in a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes Open
Background: Geographic and racial/ethnic disparities related to diabetes control and treatment has not previously been examined at the national level. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a national cohort o…
View article: Robert Wartenberg, MD (1887–1956)
Robert Wartenberg, MD (1887–1956) Open
Modern technologies have, to some degree, replaced the careful elicitation of neurological physical signs. Many 20th century texts and monographs were devoted to such clinical phenomena. Foremost among them were the assiduous writings of R…
View article: The Role of Dr. Francis Willis in the Madness of George III
The Role of Dr. Francis Willis in the Madness of George III Open
In the well-known story of the illness of King George III, what is often overlooked is the part played by Dr. Francis Willis, an inconspicuous doctor who with great success ran an asylum in Lincolnshire. In November 1788, he was called to …
View article: Contents Vol. 77, 2017
Contents Vol. 77, 2017 Open
View article: Detectando la Gran Bretaña Romana: el Programa de Antigüedades Muebles y el estudio de la cultura material provincial
Detectando la Gran Bretaña Romana: el Programa de Antigüedades Muebles y el estudio de la cultura material provincial Open
This article examines the significance of a major new source of archaeological data from Roman Britannia, the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), a department within the British Museum responsible for documenting archaeological objects foun…
View article: Greek medicine: a new look
Greek medicine: a new look Open
The earliest known Greek medical school opened in Cnidus in the Hellenistic period BCE. Alcmaeon of Croton, author of the first anatomical text, worked at this school in the 6th and 7th centuries BCE. Before Hippocrates, he suggested that …
View article: Detecting Heritage: the Portable Antiquities Scheme
Detecting Heritage: the Portable Antiquities Scheme Open
View article: Sydenham on Hysteria
Sydenham on Hysteria Open
This historical essay outlines early ideas and clinical accounts of hysteria. It reproduces verbatim parts of a remarkable text of Thomas Sydenham. This provides the most detailed description of hysterical symptoms, contemporary treatment …
View article: Burial, Society and Context in the Roman World
Burial, Society and Context in the Roman World Open
View article: Beyond the Grave. Excavating the Dead in the Late Roman Provinces
Beyond the Grave. Excavating the Dead in the Late Roman Provinces Open
Recent decades have been fruitful for the gathering of new evidence, and
for the establishment of new methods and theoretical perspectives in Late
Roman funerary archaeology. This paper reflects on three aspects of the
new data…
for the establishment of new methods and theoretical perspectives in Late
Roman funerary archaeology. This paper reflects on three aspects of the
new data…
View article: Roman Britain in 2014. II. Finds Reported under the Portable Antiquities Scheme
Roman Britain in 2014. II. Finds Reported under the Portable Antiquities Scheme Open
View article: On the Origins of Pituitary Apoplexy
On the Origins of Pituitary Apoplexy Open
This paper sketches the early history of pituitary apoplexy, a disorder later fully described in 1950 by Brougham, Heusner and Adams. Haemorrhage or necrosis in an adenoma causes a characteristic sudden drowsiness, stupor or coma, headache…