Stories
- Article
History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
- 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
Providing care across languages
When medics are taught in English but their patients speak other languages, effective communication becomes fraught. Niyoshi Shah explores the linguistic gaps between patient and doctor.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
History 1 - Pioneers
Date: Late 19th century-mid 20th centuryReference: SA/MWF/C.1-5Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Letters, etc. - new Marie Curie unit at Mount Vernon, May 1968, Dr Dickson's History of Marie Curie
Date: 20th centuryReference: SA/MWF/C.42Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
'Medical History correspondence' re Hare's paper "New Light on the History of Penicillin"
Date: mid 20th century - late 20th centuryReference: PP/HAR/C.27Part of: Hare, Ronald (1899-1986), bacteriologist- Archives and manuscripts
Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
Royal Army Medical CorpsDate: 17th century - 20th centuryReference: RAMC- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Pioneers: C Beach, E Bentham, E Blackwell, H Boyle
Date: Late 19th century-mid 20th centuryReference: SA/MWF/C.2Part of: Medical Women's Federation