Stories
- In pictures
The history of sanatoriums and surveillance
The sanatorium treatment for tuberculosis was a curious combination of sunshine, fresh air, exercise and constant surveillance.
- Article
A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
- Article
A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
History of 20th Century Medicine newsletter
Date: 1996-2003Reference: WT/D/7/6/3Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
History of medicine - Wellcome History of 20th Century Medicine group
Date: 1991-1994Reference: PP/AJB/3/26Part of: Beale, (Alan) John (1923-2005), Virologist- Archives and manuscripts
3 different typescript versions: with 2 copy letters to William Armstrong, editor of History of the 20th Century, 31 Oct 1967, 14 Mar 1968
Date: c.1960sReference: GC/119/B/3/2Part of: MacNalty, Sir Arthur Salusbury (1880-1969)- Archives and manuscripts
History of the 20th Century: Medicine in the First World War
Date: c.1960sReference: GC/119/B/3Part of: MacNalty, Sir Arthur Salusbury (1880-1969)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Design for "Everything has a History"
Date: Mid 20th CenturyReference: HALDANE/1/2/163Part of: Haldane Papers