Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A couple of things spurred me to write this post. First, in a matter of days (and along with colleagues Vicky Long and Despo Kritsotaki), I will be submitting a book proposal on the history of ...

A Pakistani man convicted of drug dealing has avoided deportation from the UK after an immigration tribunal ruled that his ...

I woke up this morning with a song in my head. It was Booker T and the MGs' "Time is Tight," a really catchy track that put me in the right frame of mind to start my day. Here in the UK, Booker T and ...

(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...

Condemned as evil, mental hospitals closed, leading to fragmented system. Dec. 20, 2012— -- It took filmmaker Lucy Winer several decades to come to terms with having been locked up in a mental ...