St John's Church, with the adjoining hospital was at the epicentre of a discovery that changed the way the world talks  about Leprosy. 

This is that story, and it is narrated by Professor Emeritus at University of Bergen, Lorentz Irgens. 

This is a story of ingenious, cruel medical practice, and one of the world's first medical trials. 

And it happened in Bergen.

St John's Church, with the adjoining hospital was at the epicentre of a discovery that changed the way the world talks about Leprosy. This is that story, and it is narrated by Professor Emeritus at University of Bergen, Lorentz Irgens. This is a story of ingenious, cruel medical practice, and one of the world's first medical trials. And it happened in Bergen.

A Church, A Disease, A Trial

NO WAY is the international culture program for you, who is interested in the world, your cultural neighbors, and all the weird stuff they think the Norwegians do. Why do you only have dry bread in Norway? Why is your alcohol so expensive? How is the typical Norwegian like? And what is snus? These are some of the questions that we try to answer in NO WAY along with interviewing people from all over the world. We’ll keep you updated on who’s in the city, what’s going on and reveal all the weird and funny facts about you, your neighbors and places you’ve never heard of before.

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