Stories
- Article
The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
Being a lesbian has never been a crime in the UK, but 50 years ago, some psychologists experimented with treatments to try to ‘cure’ women of their orientation. Find out what this involved.
- Article
Surviving a flesh-eating disease
Nearly dying from a skin infection gave Scott Neill a chance to start again after an early life marked by grief and depression.
- In pictures
A visual history of cancer
Cancer has a reputation as a modern disease, but these historical images show that it’s been part of our lives for centuries.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
The Swedish Institution for the Cure of Diseases by Manual Treatment, London
Date: 1881-1892Reference: MS.7870Part of: Kellgren, [Jonas] Henrik (1837-1916)- Archives and manuscripts
The Swedish Institution for the Cure of Diseases by Manual Treatment, London
Date: 1875Reference: MS.5408Part of: Kellgren, [Jonas] Henrik (1837-1916)- Archives and manuscripts
Kellgren, [Jonas] Henrik (1837-1916)
Kellgren, Jonas H. (1837-1916)Date: 1871-c.1910Reference: MSS.5406-5409 and 7869-7872- Books
- Online
The manual treatment of disease / by Thomas Easton.
Easton, Thomas.Date: [1880?]- Ephemera
Edgar F. Cyriax ephemera. Box 3.