Stories
- Article
Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
- Article
Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
- Article
The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Anaesthetic Accidents And Death
Date: Mar 1961-Jun 1965Reference: PP/RRM/B.12/12Part of: Macintosh, Sir Robert (1897-1989)- Archives and manuscripts
Anaesthetic Accidents And Death
Date: Nov 1965-Dec 1979Reference: PP/RRM/B.12/13Part of: Macintosh, Sir Robert (1897-1989)- Archives and manuscripts
Anaesthetic Accidents And Death
Date: Mar 1961-Jun 1965Reference: PP/RRM/B.12-13Part of: Macintosh, Sir Robert (1897-1989)
- Digital Images
- Online
Anaesthetic exhibition, 1946.
- Digital Images
- Online
Anaesthetic exhibition, 1946.