https://epidemic-belfast.com/series/epidemic-belfast/ Epidemic Belfast raises difficult and challenging questions about Northern Ireland's medical history, from the 19th century to COVID. In each episode, experts examine themes including the health of Belfast's mill workers, asylums, Victorian anti-vaxxers, 'cures' and shock therapies for homosexuality, the thalidomide tragedy, lobotomies, prison doctors during the Troubles and the AIDS crisis. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:20:54 +0000 en © 2021 Epidemic Belfast A podcast and website from Ulster University's School of History that raises difficult and challenging questions about Northern Ireland’s medical history. Ulster University Epidemic Belfast raises difficult and challenging questions about Northern Ireland's medical history, from the 19th century to COVID. 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