Alana Skuse
Academic in early modern literature and medicine who researches 16th–18th century body and medical culture and is the author of The Surgeon, The Midwife and The Quack.
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May 8, 2026 • 28min
Renaissance Medicine (Radio Edit)
Ria Lina, comedian and PhD virologist, brings science-savvy humour. Alana Skuse, early modern literature and medicine scholar, maps 16th–18th century medical culture. They explore physicians, barber-surgeons and apothecaries. They discuss bizarre cures, midwifery and women healers. They cover William Harvey’s blood discoveries, quacks, public spectacles and the rise of medical professionalism.
