Lauren Beukes, a script and fiction writer, is drawn to narratives that allow her to probe themes of gender and power. For her upcoming novel, “Afterland," she imagined a plot twist in which a ...

Of 18 plague doctors who worked in Venice during the Black Death of the 14th century, five died and 12 fled. ... in a kind of enforced physical distancing. Whatever its effectiveness, ...

Mr To said: "I've always been fascinated with the 1600s and 1700s, when science was starting to emerge but alchemy was still prevalent and the plague doctors were alchemists as well as physicians.

A ‘PLAGUE doctor’ has appeared at different locations in York as part of a student’s art project, which shocked passers-by.

The Scourge and Plague skins both have plague doctor motifs and were shelved by Epic Games for the last few years when COVID-19 was at its worst.