Stories
- Article
Thalidomide babies
In a time without scans or antenatal tests, neither medical staff nor parents were prepared for the damage to the foetus caused by the thalidomide drug.
- Article
Dying at home and the doctor’s role
Our anonymous GP talks about the bittersweet rewards of supporting a patient when he chose to die at home.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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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.
Catalogue
- Digital Images
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Drug preparation, C16 Chinese painted book illustration
- Ephemera
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The pleasant preparation of Halibut Liver Oil.
Date: [between 1930 and 1950?]- Ephemera
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Angier's Emulsion : the original and standard preparation of petroleum.
Date: [between 1930 and 1940?]- Ephemera
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Angier's Emulsion : the original and standard preparation of petroleum.
Date: [between 1930 and 1940?]- Ephemera
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An effective and active iron preparation : 'Tabloid' Blaud Pill.
Date: [1930?]