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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria

A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.

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Jim, the horse of death

Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.

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  • A blurred figure in the foreground looks at a hospital bed, a photograph by Gladys representing an advertisement for an exhibition entitled: "Views: caregivers at the heart of the AIDS years" at the Hôtel de Miramon from 1st December [World AIDS Day] 1992 to 16th January 1993 by the Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Lithograph.
  • F. Marques, a nurse, talks to a colleague in a hospital: a photograph by Manuel Aries representing an advertisement for an exhibition entitled: "Views: caregivers at the heart of the AIDS years" at the Hôtel de Miramon from 1st December [World AIDS Day] 1992 to 16th January 1993 by the Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Lithograph.
  • A doctor and nurse tending an AIDS patient in a hospital bed, a photograph by Pierre Michaud representing an advertisement for an exhibition entitled: "Views: caregivers at the heart of the AIDS years" at the Hôtel de Miramon from 1st December [World AIDS Day] 1992 to 16th January 1993 by the Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Lithograph.
  • XXe Journée mondiale de lutte contre le SIDA : "Stop SIDA - tenons notre promesse" : lundi 1er décembre de 10h à 17h / Groupe Hospitalier Bichat - Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris.
  • XXe Journée mondiale de lutte contre le SIDA : "Stop SIDA - tenons notre promesse" : lundi 1er décembre de 10h à 17h / Groupe Hospitalier Bichat - Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris.
  • People looking at sections of the AIDS memorial quilt in a park. Colour lithograph.
  • Two hands on top of each other within a blue triangle with a letter, envelope and pen and details of AIDS information services for the deaf: Minitel Dialogue Paris and AIDES "Groupes Sourds"; advertisement by AIDES. Colour lithograph.
  • A condom with the message "Guarenteed content of vitamins: aaah and hmm ... condoms - have you tried them?" with listed brands below; advertisement by AIDES, Association de lutte contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph by R. Turqueti.
  • A condom with the message "with vanilla and lots of good things inside ... taste vanilla, coconut raspberry, mint or chocolate. Condoms - have you tried them?" with listed brands below; advertisement by AIDES, Association de lutte contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph by R. Turqueti.
  • A syringe with red markings and a red arrow pointing up representing an advertisement for a self-retractable needle for single use only by Le Centre Didro. Colour lithograph.
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