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The aphrodisiac apothecary

Not in the mood? Come and visit our traditional drug store for natural tonics rumoured to increase sexual desire.

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Hands-on healthcare

A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.

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Finding out where my lithium comes from

The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?

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Conflicted and confused about lithium

Covid-19 left Laura Grace Simpkins out of work and living back with her parents. She now had time to restart her research into her medication, but was she mad to continue?

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  • A dissection of the groin. Coloured lithograph by A. Morton, 1839.
  • Samuel Cooper. Mezzotint by H. Cousins, 1840, after A. Morton, 1838.
  • Samuel Cooper. Mezzotint by H. Cousins, 1840, after A. Morton, 1838.
  • A dissection of the groin and thigh. Coloured lithograph by A. Morton, 1839.
  • Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Colour lithograph after C.A. Loye [Montbard], 1872.
  • A rating having his hair cut by another seaman below deck. Chromolithograph after G. Morton.
  • A dissection of the groin, showing the fascia, blood-vessels and lymphatic vessels. Coloured lithograph by A. Morton, 1839.
  • A steam-driven carriage on the route between London and Bath passes through the streets of a village as bystanders watch its progress. Colour process print after H. Pyall after G. Morton, ca. 1828.
  • A steam-driven carriage on the route between London and Bath passes through the streets of a village as bystanders watch its progress. Colour process print after H. Pyall after G. Morton, ca. 1828.
  • The history of witches and wizards: giving a true account of all their tryals in England, Scotland, Swedeland, France, and New England; with their confession and condemnation / Collected from Bishop Hall, Bishop Morton, Sir Matthew Hale, etc. By W.P.
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